Culture, bacterial
Facility: Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 87070
- Insurance Median: $17
- Cash Discount Price: $12
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.97x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $8.62 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Amish Aid | $3 - $97 | 35% |
| Lutheran Preferred Network | $3 - $325 | 35% |
| Self Pay | $3 - $223 | 35% |
| Aetna | $4 - $181 | 46% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $4 - $14 | 46% |
| Cigna | $4 - $144 | 46% |
| Lutheran Trma | $4 - $183 | 46% |
| Php Management Systems | $4 - $157 | 46% |
| Encore Ppo | $5 - $199 | 58% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $5 - $201 | 58% |
| Sagamore Health Newtork Inc | $6 - $218 | 70% |
| Sagamore Sebt | $6 - $207 | 70% |
| Ahg Dana Employees | $7 - $264 | 81% |
| Consumer Life | $7 - $252 | 81% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $7 - $21 | 81% |
| Align Networks | $8 - $284 | 93% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $8 | 93% |
| Medicare (plans) | $8 | 93% |
| Node Caresource Mcr Adv | $8 | 93% |
| Node Iu Health Mcr Adv | $8 | 93% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $8 | 93% |
| Northeast Hospice | $8 - $284 | 93% |
| Prime Health Services | $8 - $304 | 93% |
| Private Healthcare Systems Inc | $8 - $304 | 93% |
| Tricare | $8 | 93% |
| Advantage 360 | $9 - $337 | 104% |
| Caresource | $9 | 104% |
| County Jail Health Care | $9 | 104% |
| Encore Health Network | $9 - $365 | 104% |
| Humana | $9 | 104% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $9 | 104% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $9 | 104% |
| Mhs | $9 | 104% |
| Mhs In Hip | $9 | 104% |
| Multiplan | $9 - $325 | 104% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $9 | 104% |
| Node Non Par Hospice Agree | $9 | 104% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $9 | 104% |
| Node Va | $9 | 104% |
| Php | $9 - $22 | 104% |
| Php Freedom Network | $9 - $16 | 104% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $9 | 104% |
| Allied Benefit Systems | $10 - $365 | 116% |
| Cardinal Health Alliance | $10 - $365 | 116% |
| Community Health Alliance | $10 - $345 | 116% |
| First Health | $10 - $349 | 116% |
| Ppom | $10 - $365 | 116% |
| Us Department Of Labor | $11 | 128% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $13 | 151% |
| Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 150 | $13 | 151% |
| Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 175 | $15 | 174% |
| Encore Work Comp In | $16 | 186% |
| Lutheran Northwest Health Preferred | $17 | 197% |
| Managed Health Services Exchange | $17 | 197% |
| Workers Compensation | $17 | 197% |
| Encore Kba Epo | $21 | 244% |
| Encore Kba Ppo | $26 | 302% |