CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Memorial Health

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$21
about 2.3× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$28
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$18
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $3 under the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $21 This hospital $18 Hospital's list price $176

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OK hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $8 Priciest $18

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $21 (about 2.3× the $9 Medicare rate). Memorial Health charges insurers about $18 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lawton, OK.

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 $18 - $187 209%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $26 302%
Aetnamajor $16 - $164 186%
Cignamajor $18 - $187 209%
Humanamajor $8 - $9 93%
Medica $9 - $90 104%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $11
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 3401 West Gore Blvd, Lawton, OK 73505
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals