CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Elliot Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 2.2× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $11–$32
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $20 Cash price $83 Hospital's list price $223
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
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $49 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $11 | 128% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $25 - $80 | 290% |
| WellSense | $9 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $9 |
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Other Procedures at Elliot Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other NH hospitals
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $9
- Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $9
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth $9
- New London Hospital · New London $9
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $11
- Parkland Medical Center · Derry $14
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $15
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $20
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.