CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Dunes Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$18
about 2.0× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$23
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$18
About the fair price
2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $18 This hospital $18 Cash price $14 Hospital's list price $77

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

Highest price of the 6 SD hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $9 Priciest $18

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 SD hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $18 (about 2.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Dunes Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $18, or about $14 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dakota Dunes, SD.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 $9 - $62 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 - $24 104%
Cignamajor $54 626%
Amerigroup $10 116%
HealthPartners $75 870%
Molina $10 116%
Oscar Health $11 128%
Sanford Health Plan $65 754%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $9 - $65
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 600 N Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals