Culture, bacterial
Facility: Kern Valley Healthcare District
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $14 (about 1.6× the $9 Medicare rate). Kern Valley Healthcare District charges insurers about $5, or about $3 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lake Isabella, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $1 - $63 | 12% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $348 | 81% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $264 | 58% |
| Cignamajor | $6 - $296 | 70% |
| Humanamajor | $1 - $73 | 12% |
| Health Net | $1 - $275 | 12% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $2 - $84 |
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Other Procedures at Kern Valley Healthcare District
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other CA hospitals
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $5
- 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
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond · Oakland $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.