CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Riceland Medical Center

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$23
about 2.6× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $10–$63
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$11
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $12 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $23 This hospital $11 Cash price $160 Hospital's list price $164

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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 $11

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $23 (about 2.6× the $9 Medicare rate). Riceland Medical Center charges insurers about $11, or about $160 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Winnie, 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 $11 128%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $11 93%
Aetnamajor $12 - $134 139%
Cignamajor $93 1079%
Humanamajor $98 1137%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 538 Broadway, Winnie, TX 77665
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals