CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$95
about 10.6× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $21–$135
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $95 Cash price $95 Hospital's list price $152
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 | $9 - $125 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $105 | 104% |
| HealthPartners | $119 - $169 | 1381% |
| Medica | $9 - $155 | 104% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $99 - $141 | 1148% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other ND hospitals
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- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $9
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- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $9
- McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc · Watford City $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.