Culture, bacterial
Facility: Beacon Plainwell
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 $8 (about 0.9× the $9 Medicare rate). Beacon Plainwell charges insurers about $7 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Plainwell, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $6 - $9 | 70% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $10 | 70% |
| Cignamajor | $12 | 139% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $6 |
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Other Procedures at Beacon Plainwell
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MI hospitals
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $7
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $7
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $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
- Corewell Health Gerber Hospital · Fremont $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.