Culture, bacterial
Facility: Long Island Community Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $10 (about 1.1× the $9 Medicare rate). Long Island Community Hospital charges insurers about $7, or about $10 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Patchogue, NY.
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 - $10 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $25 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $22 | 70% |
| Cignamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Fidelis Care | $9 | 104% |
| MagnaCare | $50 - $88 | 580% |
| Oscar Health | $6 | 70% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
| + 12 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $22,154 |
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Other Procedures at Long Island Community Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $6
- 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
- Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital · Dansville $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.