Culture, bacterial
Facility: Lancaster General Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $15 (about 1.7× the $9 Medicare rate). Lancaster General Hospital charges insurers about $16, or about $62 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, PA.
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 | $8 - $63 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $63 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $38 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $9 - $53 | 104% |
| AmeriHealth | $7 - $9 | 81% |
| Devoted Health | $9 | 104% |
| Geisinger | $52 - $54 | 603% |
| HealthPartners | $9 | 104% |
| Oscar Health | $17 | 197% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $12 - $54 | 139% |
| + 25 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $13,500 |
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Other Procedures at Lancaster General 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.