CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$51
about 5.7× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $12–$117
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $51 Cash price $71 Hospital's list price $148
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 | $9 - $50 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $49 | 81% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $140 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $83 - $121 | 963% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $102 | 104% |
| CareSource | $68 - $98 | 789% |
| Molina | $9 - $51 | 104% |
| WellCare | $9 - $49 | 104% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.