Culture, bacterial
Facility: Holyoke Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Holyoke Medical Center charges insurers about $9, or about $26 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Holyoke, MA.
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 | $8 - $15 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $21 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $9 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $12 | 139% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $15 | 174% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $8 - $17 | 93% |
| UniCare | $17 | 197% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
| WellSense | $9 - $10 | 104% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $11 |
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Other Procedures at Holyoke Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MA hospitals
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $9
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $9
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $9
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $9
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $9
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $9
- Good Samaritan Medical Center · Brockton $9
- Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital · Brockton $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.