CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Ascension St Vincent Salem
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$6
about 0.7× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $6–$13
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $6 Cash price $170 Hospital's list price $283
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $7 | 81% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $11 | 46% |
| Humanamajor | $20 | 232% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $9 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Ascension St Vincent Salem
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.