CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Holy Cross Hospital

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 0.9× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $8–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$8
About the fair price
0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $8 This hospital $8 Cash price $143 Hospital's list price $206

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $5 Priciest $8

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $8 (about 0.9× the $9 Medicare rate). Holy Cross Hospital charges insurers about $8, or about $143 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 $3 - $11 35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $216 58%
Aetnamajor $5 - $233 58%
Cignamajor $4 - $218 46%
Humanamajor $5 - $464 58%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $7 - $183 81%
Ambetter (Centene) $5 - $15 58%
AvMed $2 - $116 23%
Clover Health $8 93%
GEHA $3 - $11 35%
Health Net $5 - $50 58%
HealthPartners $5 58%
Meridian $5 - $8 58%
Molina $5 - $15 58%
MVP Health Care $5 - $218 58%
Oscar Health $11 - $15 128%
Paramount $5 58%
Presbyterian $5 - $8 58%
Tufts Health Plan $5 58%
UniCare $7 - $325 81%
UPMC Health Plan $5 - $218 58%
WellMed $8 93%
WellSense $5 58%
+ 233 smaller / regional plans $5 - $464
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4725 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals