Culture, bacterial
Facility: Barnes Jewish Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $16 (about 1.8× the $9 Medicare rate). Barnes Jewish Hospital charges insurers about $17, or about $35 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $9 - $43 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $27 - $50 | 313% |
| Aetnamajor | $17 - $44 | 197% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $46 | 139% |
| Humanamajor | $29 | 336% |
| HealthLink | $28 - $44 | 325% |
| Medica | $46 | 534% |
| Priority Health | $21 | 244% |
| UniCare | $38 - $44 | 441% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $44 |
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Other Procedures at Barnes Jewish Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MO hospitals
- Mercy Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon $8
- Saint Francis Medical Center · Cape Girardeau $8
- Lafayette Regional Health Center · Lexington $8
- Cedar County Memorial Hospital · El Dorado Springs $8
- Mercy St Francis Hospital · Mountain View $8
- Shriners Hospitals for Children · Saint Louis $8
- Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $9
- Phelps County Regional Medical Center · Rolla $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.