Culture, bacterial
Facility: Central Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $10 (about 1.1× the $9 Medicare rate). Central Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $9, or about $8 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewiston, ME.
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 | $8 - $10 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $45 | 522% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $9 |
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Central Maine Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $9
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $9
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $9
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $10
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $10
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $10
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $11
- York Hospital · York $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.