Culture, bacterial
Facility: Westchester Medical Center
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.
⚠ 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 $19 (about 2.1× the $9 Medicare rate). Westchester Medical Center charges insurers about $18, or about $96 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Valhalla, NY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $13 | 151% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $39 - $68 | 452% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $26 | 162% |
| Cignamajor | $18 | 209% |
| MVP Health Care | $30 - $35 | 348% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $13 |
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Other Procedures at Westchester Medical Center
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.