Culture, bacterial
Facility: Surgeons Choice Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.
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 $8 (about 0.9× the $9 Medicare rate). Surgeons Choice Medical Center charges insurers about $8, or about $37 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Southfield, MI.
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
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 | $8 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $8 | 93% |
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Other Procedures at Surgeons Choice Medical Center
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
- Corewell Health Reed City Hospital · Reed City $8
- Corewell Health Gerber Hospital · Fremont $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.