Culture, bacterial
Facility: Medstar Health Physical Therapy
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 4 DC hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 4 DC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Medstar Health Physical Therapy charges insurers about $9, or about $61 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Washington, DC.
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 - $75 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $60 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $66 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $80 | 928% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $9 - $73 | 104% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $67 |
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Other Procedures at Medstar Health Physical Therapy
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other DC hospitals
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital · Washington $12
- Medstar Washington Hospital Center · Washington $12
- George Washington Univ Hospital · Washington $15
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.