CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: St Josephs Area Health Services
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$31
about 3.4× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$126
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $31 Cash price $98 Hospital's list price $178
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 | $93 - $211 | 1079% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $155 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| HealthPartners | $44 - $224 | 510% |
| Medica | $9 - $89 | 104% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $121 - $241 | 1404% |
| UCare | $9 - $224 | 104% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $89 |
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- Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $9
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.