CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Sweeny Community Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$25
about 2.8× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$64
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $25 Cash price $83 Hospital's list price $139
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $53 - $129 | 615% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $30 - $81 | 348% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $94 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $64 - $105 | 742% |
| Amerigroup | $57 - $162 | 661% |
| Molina | $57 - $114 | 661% |
| WellCare | $57 - $94 | 661% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $49 - $157 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- 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.