Culture, bacterial
Facility: Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 $12 (about 1.3× the $9 Medicare rate). Elizabethtown Community Hospital charges insurers about $6, or about $229 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Elizabethtown, 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 | $87 - $211 | 1009% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $87 - $187 | 1009% |
| Aetnamajor | $87 - $195 | 1009% |
| Humanamajor | $8 | 93% |
| Fidelis Care | $87 | 1009% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $183 | 2123% |
| MagnaCare | $183 | 2123% |
| MVP Health Care | $87 - $179 | 1009% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $188 |
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Other Procedures at Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other NY hospitals
- 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
- Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital · Dansville $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.