Culture, bacterial
Facility: Macneal Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 1 of 8 other IL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Macneal Hospital charges insurers about $8 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Berwyn, 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 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1 - $343 | 12% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $198 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $6 - $81 | 70% |
| Humanamajor | $14 - $183 | 162% |
| Meridian | $8 | 93% |
| Molina | $8 | 93% |
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Other Procedures at Macneal Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other IL hospitals
- Clay County Hospital · Flora $5
- Washington County Hospital · Nashville $6
- 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
- Saint Joseph Medical Center · Joliet $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.