Culture, bacterial
Facility: Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
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 $18 (about 2.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center charges insurers about $17, or about $93 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Johnstown, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $15 | 174% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17 | 197% |
| Cignamajor | $17 | 197% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $32 | 371% |
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Other Procedures at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
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.