Culture, bacterial
Facility: Punxsutawney Area 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 $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $22 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Punxsutawney, 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 | $4 - $24 | 46% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $23 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $19 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $4 - $36 | 46% |
| Humanamajor | $8 | 93% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $9 | 104% |
| AmeriHealth | $7 - $8 | 81% |
| Geisinger | $9 - $24 | 104% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $7 - $35 | 81% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $11 - $17 |
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Other Procedures at Punxsutawney Area 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.