CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$23
about 2.6× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $11–$27
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $23 Cash price $97 Hospital's list price $97
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 | $77 | 893% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23 | 267% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 116% |
| Cignamajor | $69 | 800% |
| AmeriHealth | $9 | 104% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $25 |
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- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $13
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.