Culture, bacterial
Facility: Sck Health
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 KS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $18 (about 2.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Sck Health charges insurers about $19, or about $75 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Arkansas City, KS.
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
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 - $96 | 81% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $14 - $33 | 162% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $96 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $9 - $19 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $9 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Sck 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.