CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Millinocket Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$47
about 5.2× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $15–$66
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $47 Cash price $77 Hospital's list price $86
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
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $22 - $70 | 255% |
| Aetnamajor | $45 - $84 | 522% |
| Cignamajor | $47 - $87 | 545% |
| Humanamajor | $22 - $41 | 255% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $46 - $84 | 534% |
| WellCare | $22 - $41 | 255% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Millinocket Regional 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.