Culture, bacterial
Facility: Excela Health Westmoreland Regional 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.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $10 (about 1.1× the $9 Medicare rate). Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $13 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Greensburg, PA.
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
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 | $9 - $10 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $19 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $20 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $9 - $13 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $11 | 128% |
| AmeriHealth | $9 | 104% |
| Devoted Health | $9 | 104% |
| Geisinger | $8 - $9 | 93% |
| HealthPartners | $7 - $9 | 81% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $7 - $31 | 81% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $20 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Excela Health Westmoreland Regional 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.