Culture, bacterial
Facility: University of Michigan Health System
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $10 (about 1.1× the $9 Medicare rate). University of Michigan Health System charges insurers about $9, or about $57 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ann Arbor, MI.
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 | $5 - $176 | 58% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $115 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $169 | 58% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $5 | 58% |
| AmeriHealth | $8 | 93% |
| Health Net | $7 - $169 | 81% |
| Meridian | $9 | 104% |
| Molina | $5 - $9 | 58% |
| Paramount | $8 - $200 | 93% |
| Priority Health | $5 - $256 | 58% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $205 |
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Other Procedures at University of Michigan Health System
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MI hospitals
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $7
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $7
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $7
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $7
- Ascension Genesys Hospital · Grand Blanc $8
- Karmanos Cancer Center · Detroit $8
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $8
- Corewell Health Reed City Hospital · Reed City $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.