Culture, bacterial
Facility: Southwestern 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). Southwestern Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $9, or about $150 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bennington, 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 - $10 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $9 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $9 | 104% |
| CDPHP | $9 | 104% |
| Fidelis Care | $9 | 104% |
| MVP Health Care | $8 - $10 | 93% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $9 |
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Other Procedures at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $9
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $9
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $9
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.