CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Hiawatha Community Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$32
about 3.6× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$70
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $32 Cash price $119 Hospital's list price $119
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $31 - $149 | 360% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $30 - $32 | 348% |
| Aetnamajor | $31 - $140 | 360% |
| Cignamajor | $81 - $164 | 940% |
| Humanamajor | $32 - $65 | 371% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $38 - $77 | 441% |
| Oscar Health | $64 - $130 | 742% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $64 - $173 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Hiawatha Community Hospital
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.