CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Grady Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$17
about 1.9× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $17 Cash price $39 Hospital's list price $99
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente
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 | $52 - $103 | 603% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $32 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $48 - $96 | 557% |
| Cignamajor | $40 - $79 | 464% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $103 | 104% |
| Healthcare Highways | $40 - $79 | 464% |
| Medica | $24 - $47 | 278% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $103 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc · Watonga $8
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.