Culture, bacterial
Facility: Palestine Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Palestine Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $11 — about the fair price. Located in Palestine, TX.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $9 - $13 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $33 |
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Other Procedures at Palestine Regional Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other TX hospitals
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $6
- PAM Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North · Texarkana $6
- Ascension Providence · Waco $7
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $7
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $7
- Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital · Kenedy $7
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont · Beaumont $7
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Clear Lake · Webster $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.