CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Cox Barton County Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$17
about 1.9× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$81
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $17 Cash price $73 Hospital's list price $230
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $156 | 1810% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $57 - $95 | 661% |
| HealthLink | $41 - $42 | 476% |
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Other Procedures at Cox Barton County 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.