CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: St Gabriels Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$30
about 3.3× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $8–$106
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $30 Cash price $32 Hospital's list price $56
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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $6 - $68 | 70% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $48 | 35% |
| Humanamajor | $3 - $9 | 35% |
| HealthPartners | $3 - $51 | 35% |
| Medica | $3 - $71 | 35% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $8 - $81 | 93% |
| UCare | $3 - $75 | 35% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.