Culture, bacterial
Facility: Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
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 $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph Mount Sterling charges insurers about $9, or about $74 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Sterling, 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 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $9 | 81% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $164 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $105 | 104% |
| CareSource | $17 | 197% |
| Molina | $9 | 104% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
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Other Procedures at Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
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.