CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, bacterial

Facility: Ascension Seton Highland Lakes

Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 2.2× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$82
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$22
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $20 This hospital $22 Cash price $60 Hospital's list price $167

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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 $22

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 $20 (about 2.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Ascension Seton Highland Lakes charges insurers about $22, or about $60 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Burnet, 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 $6 - $9 70%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $6 - $41 70%
Aetnamajor $23 - $64 267%
Cignamajor $20 232%
Humanamajor $10 - $76 116%
Ambetter (Centene) $7 - $10 81%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $6 - $244
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: Highway 281 South, Burnet, TX 78611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals