CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: North Sunflower Medical Center Cah
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$16
about 1.8× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $7–$110
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $16 Cash price $50 Hospital's list price $100
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $8 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $86 - $113 | 998% |
| Aetnamajor | $46 - $77 | 534% |
| Humanamajor | $46 - $60 | 534% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $46 - $60 | 534% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $56 - $73 |
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Other Procedures at North Sunflower Medical Center Cah
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MS hospitals
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $5
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.