CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Rush University Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$15
about 1.7× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$32
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $15 Cash price $35 Hospital's list price $70
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $28 - $94 | 325% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $70 | 128% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $70 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $6 - $70 | 70% |
| Humanamajor | $70 | 812% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $12 | 139% |
| Devoted Health | $70 | 812% |
| Meridian | $9 - $11 | 104% |
| Molina | $9 - $12 | 104% |
| WellCare | $70 | 812% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $74 |
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.