Culture, bacterial
Facility: Presbyterian Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NM hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM 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 $14 (about 1.6× the $9 Medicare rate). Presbyterian Hospital charges insurers about $13, or about $120 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albuquerque, NM.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $8 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $15 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Presbyterian | $9 - $113 | 104% |
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Other Procedures at Presbyterian Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other NM hospitals
- UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $9
- Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $9
- Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $9
- Lincoln County Medical Center · Ruidoso $9
- Alta Vista Regional Hospital · Las Vegas $9
- Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $10
- Carlsbad Medical Center · Carlsbad $10
- Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.