CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$29
about 3.2× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $26–$30
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $29 Cash price $36 Hospital's list price $45
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $26 | 302% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $80 | 151% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $36 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $38 | 441% |
| Geisinger | $27 | 313% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $27 | 313% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other PA hospitals
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $7
- Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav · Erie $7
- Wills Eye Hospital · Philadelphia $7
- West Penn Hospital · Pittsburgh $8
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $8
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $8
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $8
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.