CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$28
about 3.1× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $14–$31
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $28 Hospital's list price $41
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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $9 - $37 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23 - $69 | 267% |
| Aetnamajor | $25 - $31 | 290% |
| Cignamajor | $25 - $37 | 290% |
| GEHA | $37 | 429% |
| HealthPartners | $16 | 186% |
| PacificSource | $22 - $37 | 255% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $14 - $38 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other MT hospitals
- Phillips County Hospital - Cah · Malta $7
- Central Montana Medical Center · Lewistown $8
- Roundup Memorial Healthcare · Roundup $9
- St Peters Health · Helena $13
- Logan Health Medical Center · Kalispell $13
- St. Patrick Hospital · Missoula $14
- Great Falls Clinic Hospital · Great Falls $16
- Stillwater Billings Clinic · Columbus $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.