CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Bacon County Hospital

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$36
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$12
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $11 This hospital $12 Cash price $132 Hospital's list price $165

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $7 Priciest $12

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 $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Bacon County Hospital charges insurers about $12, or about $132 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Alma, 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
Amerigroup $11 128%
CareSource $6 - $12 70%
WellCare $6 - $101 70%
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 302 South Wayne Street, Alma, GA 31510
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals