Culture, bacterial
Facility: Alton Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $14 (about 1.6× the $9 Medicare rate). Alton Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $15, or about $44 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Alton, IL.
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
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 | $9 - $55 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $64 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $56 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $59 | 139% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $24 | 104% |
| Devoted Health | $9 | 104% |
| HealthLink | $36 - $56 | 418% |
| Medica | $9 - $59 | 104% |
| Priority Health | $18 | 209% |
| UniCare | $48 - $56 | 557% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $56 |
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Other Procedures at Alton Memorial Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other IL hospitals
- Clay County Hospital · Flora $5
- Washington County Hospital · Nashville $6
- Macneal Hospital · Berwyn $8
- John H Stroger Jr Hospital · Chicago $8
- Memorial Medical Center · Springfield $8
- Genesis Hlth System DBA Genesis Mdl Ctr-Illini · Silvis $8
- Carle Eureka Hospital · Eureka $8
- Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center · Hoopeston $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.