Culture, bacterial
Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 5 VT hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 VT 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 $9 (about 1.0× the $9 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $9, or about $218 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Barre, VT.
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
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 - $217 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $131 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $190 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $206 | 2390% |
| Humanamajor | $8 - $89 | 93% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $174 | 2019% |
| MVP Health Care | $9 - $201 | 104% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $174 |
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Other Procedures at Central Vermont Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other VT hospitals
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $9
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $9
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $9
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.