CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: St Francis Hospital

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 1.4× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $8–$32
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$11
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $2 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $13 This hospital $11 Cash price $13 Hospital's list price $18

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $5 Priciest $11

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 $13 (about 1.4× the $9 Medicare rate). St Francis Hospital charges insurers about $11, or about $13 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Litchfield, 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

✓ 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 $4 - $18 46%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 46%
Aetnamajor $4 - $13 46%
Cignamajor $14 162%
Humanamajor $4 46%
HealthLink $15 174%
Meridian $12 139%
Molina $4 - $11 46%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans $4 - $18
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1215 Franciscan Dr, Litchfield, IL 62056
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals