CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Beebe Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$24
about 2.7× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $11–$28
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $24 Cash price $211 Hospital's list price $248
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $20 | 232% |
| Aetnamajor | $28 | 325% |
| Cignamajor | $26 | 302% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Beebe Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other DE hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover · Dover $8
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $8
- Christiana Hospital · Newark $9
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $12
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $13
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $13
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.