CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Borgess Medical Center

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

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A fair price for this
$9
about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $9 This hospital $9

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $7 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Borgess Medical Center charges insurers about $9 — about the fair price. Located in Kalamazoo, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $5 - $13 58%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 104%
Aetnamajor $5 58%
Humanamajor $9 104%
Devoted Health $9 104%
Meridian $9 104%
Molina $5 - $9 58%
Priority Health $5 - $9 58%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $5 - $13

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals