CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Harlingen Medical Center

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$9
about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$11
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $9 This hospital $9 Cash price $8 Hospital's list price $217

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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 $9

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 $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Harlingen Medical Center charges insurers about $9, or about $8 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Harlingen, 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 $9 - $11 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 - $27 104%
Aetnamajor $8 - $9 93%
Cignamajor $9 - $14 104%
Humanamajor $9 104%
Friday Health $11 128%
Molina $8 - $16 93%
WellMed $9 104%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $9 - $17
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 5501 South Expressway 77, Harlingen, TX 78550
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals