Culture, bacterial
Facility: Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake charges insurers about $9, or about $19 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saranac Lake, NY.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $26 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $22 | 255% |
| CDPHP | $8 | 93% |
| MVP Health Care | $22 | 255% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $8 |
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Other Procedures at Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $6
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $7
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $7
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $8
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $8
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $8
- St James Hospital · Hornell $8
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.