CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Boundary Community Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$29
about 3.2× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$49
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $29 Cash price $38 Hospital's list price $48
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $26 - $41 | 302% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 | 46% |
| Aetnamajor | $31 | 360% |
| Cignamajor | $69 | 800% |
| Molina | $9 - $29 | 104% |
| PacificSource | $47 | 545% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $45 - $46 |
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Other Procedures at Boundary Community Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other ID hospitals
- Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital · Malad City $5
- Lost Rivers Medical Center · Arco $8
- West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $9
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $9
- Madison Memorial Hospital · Rexburg $9
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $9
- Treasure Valley Hospital · Boise $9
- Mountain View Hospital · Idaho Falls $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.