Culture, bacterial
Facility: Lutheran Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 CO hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $9 — about the fair price. Located in Wheat Ridge, CO.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $9 - $207 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $15 - $300 | 174% |
| Aetnamajor | $101 - $320 | 1172% |
| Cignamajor | $6 - $357 | 70% |
| Humanamajor | $114 - $150 | 1323% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $9 - $150 | 104% |
| GEHA | $9 - $207 | 104% |
| SelectHealth | $9 | 104% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $268 |
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Other Procedures at Lutheran Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other CO hospitals
- Mercy Regional Medical Center · Durango $8
- St Elizabeth Hospital · Fort Morgan $8
- St Anthony Summit Medical Center · Frisco $8
- Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital · Brighton $9
- Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $9
- Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins $9
- HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's · Denver $9
- Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital · Grand Junction $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.