CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$63
about 7.0× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $11–$109
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $63 Cash price $77 Hospital's list price $256
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $45 - $306 | 522% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $41 - $271 | 476% |
| Aetnamajor | $138 - $265 | 1601% |
| Cignamajor | $174 - $336 | 2019% |
| Health Net | $168 - $324 | 1949% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $107 - $336 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.