CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Cochran Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$63
about 7.0× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $12–$81
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $63 Cash price $85 Hospital's list price $85
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $12 - $90 | 139% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $58 - $77 | 673% |
| Amerigroup | $66 - $88 | 766% |
| WellCare | $66 - $88 | 766% |
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- 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.