CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Putnam General Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 1.4× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$52
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $13 Cash price $34 Hospital's list price $68
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $22 - $67 | 255% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $40 | 139% |
| Aetnamajor | $21 - $71 | 244% |
| Cignamajor | $21 - $67 | 244% |
| Humanamajor | $21 - $67 | 244% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
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Other Procedures at Putnam General Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other GA hospitals
- Tift Regional Medical Center · Tifton $7
- Miller County Hospital · Colquitt $7
- Piedmont Walton Hospital · Monroe $8
- University McDuffie County Regional Medical Center · Thomson $8
- Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc · Jasper $8
- Memorial Satilla Health · Waycross $9
- Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital · Albany $9
- Emory University Hospital · Atlanta $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.