Culture, bacterial
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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 $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $9, or about $54 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Shelby, MI.
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 | $28 - $77 | 325% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $74 | 70% |
| Aetnamajor | $20 - $68 | 232% |
| Cignamajor | $69 - $75 | 800% |
| Humanamajor | $71 - $77 | 824% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $68 - $74 | 789% |
| AmeriHealth | $71 - $77 | 824% |
| CareSource | $70 - $77 | 812% |
| Dean Health Plan | $68 - $74 | 789% |
| GEHA | $63 - $77 | 731% |
| Medical Mutual | $71 - $77 | 824% |
| Molina | $33 - $36 | 383% |
| MVP Health Care | $68 - $74 | 789% |
| Oscar Health | $24 - $26 | 278% |
| Paramount | $68 - $74 | 789% |
| Priority Health | $71 - $78 | 824% |
| UniCare | $71 - $77 | 824% |
| + 119 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $77 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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.