Culture, bacterial
Facility: Whitesburg Arh Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 KY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY 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 $8 (about 0.9× the $9 Medicare rate). Whitesburg Arh Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $154 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Whitesburg, KY.
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
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 | $9 - $196 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $224 | 81% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $238 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Molina | $9 | 104% |
| WellCare | $9 - $64 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $154 |
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Other Procedures at Whitesburg Arh Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other KY hospitals
- Spring View Hospital · Lebanon $7
- Bourbon Community Hospital · Paris $7
- Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center · Danville $7
- Georgetown Community Hospital · Georgetown $7
- Jackson Purchase Medical Center · Mayfield $7
- Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital · Somerset $7
- Fleming County Hospital · Flemingsburg $7
- Bluegrass Community Hospital · Versailles $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.