Culture, bacterial
Facility: S E Lackey Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). S E Lackey Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $5, or about $78 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Forest, MS.
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 | $2 - $362 | 23% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $410 | 139% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $313 | 116% |
| HealthPartners | $13 - $400 | 151% |
| WellCare | $7 - $202 | 81% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $386 |
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Other Procedures at S E Lackey Memorial Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MS hospitals
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $8
- Magee General Hospital · Magee $8
- Merit Health River Oaks · Flowood $8
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $8
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $8
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport · Gulfport $9
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $9
- Merit Health Madison · Canton $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.