CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Girard Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$25
about 2.8× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$69
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $25 Cash price $93 Hospital's list price $155
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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $54 - $147 | 626% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32 - $54 | 371% |
| Aetnamajor | $54 - $271 | 626% |
| Humanamajor | $54 | 626% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $54 | 626% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $54 - $147 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Girard Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other KS hospitals
- Salina Surgical Hospital · Salina $5
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- 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.