CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: University of Michigan Health - West
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 1.3× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$45
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $12 Cash price $40 Hospital's list price $100
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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 | $72 | 835% |
| Aetnamajor | $67 | 777% |
| Humanamajor | $75 | 870% |
| HealthPartners | $83 | 963% |
| Medica | $72 | 835% |
| Priority Health | $24 | 278% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $67 - $83 |
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.