Culture, bacterial
Facility: Parkland Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
On the higher side — 5 of 7 other NH hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 NH 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). Parkland Medical Center charges insurers about $14, or about $290 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Derry, NH.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $11. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $9 - $222 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $160 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $161 - $244 | 1868% |
| Cignamajor | $9 - $255 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $15 | 174% |
| AmeriHealth | $8 | 93% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $24 - $33 | 278% |
| MVP Health Care | $190 - $256 | 2204% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $155 - $215 | 1798% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $347 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Parkland Medical Center
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
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $15
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $20
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.