Culture, bacterial
Facility: Glens Falls Hospital
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 $13 (about 1.4× the $9 Medicare rate). Glens Falls Hospital charges insurers about $13, or about $10 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Glens Falls, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $14 | 162% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $32 | 70% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $18 | 104% |
| CDPHP | $9 - $72 | 104% |
| Fidelis Care | $11 - $72 | 128% |
| MagnaCare | $14 - $15 | 162% |
| MVP Health Care | $11 - $67 | 128% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $16 |
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Other Procedures at Glens Falls Hospital
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.