CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Sgmc Health Lanier

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$9
about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$20
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $9 This hospital $9 Cash price $157 Hospital's list price $209

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 GA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $7 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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 $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Sgmc Health Lanier charges insurers about $9, or about $157 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lakeland, GA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

0 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
WellCare $9 104%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $9 - $13

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 116 West Thigpen Avenue, Lakeland, GA 31635
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals