Culture, bacterial
Facility: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
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 $15 (about 1.7× the $9 Medicare rate). Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca charges insurers about $15, or about $33 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ithaca, 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 | $149 | 1729% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $128 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $126 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $136 | 1578% |
| Fidelis Care | $27 | 313% |
| Independent Health | $157 | 1821% |
| Molina | $8 - $19 | 93% |
| WellCare | $167 | 1937% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $152 - $169 |
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Other Procedures at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
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.