Culture, bacterial
Facility: St Joseph Health System, LLC
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $8 (about 0.9× the $9 Medicare rate). St Joseph Health System, LLC charges insurers about $9, or about $8 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Wayne, IN.
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 | $2 - $192 | 23% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $140 | 23% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $262 | 23% |
| Cignamajor | $2 - $386 | 23% |
| Humanamajor | $5 - $9 | 58% |
| CareSource | $9 | 104% |
| Devoted Health | $5 - $9 | 58% |
| Medical Mutual | $5 - $386 | 58% |
| + 17 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $386 |
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Other Procedures at St Joseph Health System, LLC
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other IN hospitals
- Ascension St Vincent Kokomo · Kokomo $5
- Ascension St Vincent Anderson · Anderson $5
- Ascension St Vincent Clay · Brazil $5
- Putnam County Hospital · Greencastle $5
- Ascension St Vincent Randolph · Winchester $6
- Ascension St Vincent Evansville · Evansville $7
- Lutheran Hospital of Indiana · Fort Wayne $8
- Johnson Memorial Hospital · Franklin $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.