CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Nmc Health
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 1.3× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$33
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $12 Cash price $63 Hospital's list price $90
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $81 | 940% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32 | 371% |
| Aetnamajor | $27 - $74 | 313% |
| Cignamajor | $86 | 998% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $50 - $59 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Nmc Health
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other KS hospitals
- Salina Surgical Hospital · Salina $5
- Fredonia Regional Hospital · Fredonia $6
- Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC · Manhattan $7
- Greeley County Health Services · Tribune $7
- Kingman Healthcare Center · Kingman $7
- Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc · Pittsburg $8
- St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City · Garden City $8
- Mercy Hospital Columbus · Columbus $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.