CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Kentucky River Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 2.9× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $8–$172
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $26 Cash price $157 Hospital's list price $262
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 | $146 | 1694% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $265 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $183 | 2123% |
| Cignamajor | $210 | 2436% |
| Humanamajor | $124 | 1439% |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Kentucky River Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other KY hospitals
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- Bourbon Community Hospital · Paris $7
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- 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.