Culture, bacterial
Facility: Overlook Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Overlook Medical Center charges insurers about $11 — above the fair price. Located in Summit, NJ.
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 $9. 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.
6 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 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $6,272 | 81% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $8,781 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $8 - $6,272 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $144 - $251 | 1671% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $118 - $206 | 1369% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $18 - $6,272 | 209% |
| AmeriHealth | $9 - $6,335 | 104% |
| GEHA | $9 | 104% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $9 | 104% |
| Health Net | $15 - $319 | 174% |
| MagnaCare | $15 - $300 | 174% |
| MVP Health Care | $10 | 116% |
| Oscar Health | $144 - $251 | 1671% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $10 | 116% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $9 - $6,272 | 104% |
| WellCare | $9 - $6,272 | 104% |
| + 79 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $12,000 |
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 Overlook Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other NJ hospitals
- Children's Specialized Hospital · New Brunswick $7
- Hackensack University Medical Center · Hackensack $9
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center · Newark $9
- Palisades Medical Center · North Bergen $9
- St Mary's General Hospital · Passaic $9
- Clara Maass Medical Center · Belleville $9
- Morristown Medical Center · Morristown $9
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.