CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Mountains Community Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$15
about 1.7× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$29
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $15 Cash price $18 Hospital's list price $44
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
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareHumana
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $28 - $45 | 325% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $91 | 81% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $91 | 116% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $8 - $83 | 93% |
| Health Net | $11 - $105 | 128% |
| Molina | $6 - $58 | 70% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $10 - $98 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Mountains Community Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other CA hospitals
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- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $6
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $7
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco · South San Francisco $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara · Santa Clara $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek · Walnut Creek $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab Center · Vallejo $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.