CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$14
about 1.6× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$15
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$14
About the fair price
1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $14 This hospital $14 Cash price $36 Hospital's list price $71

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $6 Priciest $14

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $14 (about 1.6× the $9 Medicare rate). Methodist Dallas Medical Center charges insurers about $14, or about $36 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dallas, TX.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $7 - $9 81%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 - $28 104%
Aetnamajor $9 - $274 104%
Cignamajor $9 - $16 104%
Humanamajor $9 104%
Ambetter (Centene) $15 174%
Bright Health $12 139%
Friday Health $15 174%
Molina $12 139%
Oscar Health $11 128%
WellCare $9 104%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans $9 - $35
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1441 North Beckley Avenue, Dallas, TX 75203
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals