CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$52
about 5.8× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $15–$92
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $52 Cash price $88 Hospital's list price $110
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 | $28 - $108 | 325% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $29 - $100 | 336% |
| Aetnamajor | $29 - $130 | 336% |
| Cignamajor | $57 - $127 | 661% |
| Humanamajor | $28 - $63 | 325% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $58 - $129 | 673% |
| WellCare | $28 - $63 | 325% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $9
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.