CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Northwest Surgical Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 2.9× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$76
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $26 Cash price $26 Hospital's list price $282
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 | $8 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17 | 197% |
| Aetnamajor | $29 - $87 | 336% |
| Cignamajor | $21 - $51 | 244% |
| Humanamajor | $78 - $194 | 905% |
| Healthcare Highways | $65 - $162 | 754% |
| Medica | $47 - $117 | 545% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $227 |
Excludes 2 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.