CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: St Mary's Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$33
about 3.7× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$51
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $33 Cash price $60 Hospital's list price $80
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $65 - $83 | 754% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $34 - $101 | 394% |
| Aetnamajor | $65 - $94 | 754% |
| GEHA | $77 - $98 | 893% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $65 - $99 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at St Mary's 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.