Culture, bacterial
Facility: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
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 $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Livingston Hospital charges insurers about $14, or about $73 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Howell, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $11. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 - $102 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $14 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $92 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $78 - $88 | 905% |
| Humanamajor | $82 - $92 | 951% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $14 | 162% |
| AmeriHealth | $82 - $92 | 951% |
| CareSource | $31 | 360% |
| Dean Health Plan | $78 - $87 | 905% |
| GEHA | $13 - $83 | 151% |
| HealthPartners | $78 - $87 | 905% |
| MagnaCare | $82 - $92 | 951% |
| Medical Mutual | $82 - $92 | 951% |
| Molina | $11 | 128% |
| MVP Health Care | $78 - $87 | 905% |
| Paramount | $78 - $87 | 905% |
| Priority Health | $22 - $24 | 255% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $78 - $87 | 905% |
| UniCare | $82 - $92 | 951% |
| + 131 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $113 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
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.