Culture, bacterial
Facility: Gifford Medical Center
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 5 VT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $25 (about 2.8× the $9 Medicare rate). Gifford Medical Center charges insurers about $10, or about $84 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Randolph, VT.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 - $160 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $143 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $158 - $160 | 1833% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $135 | 116% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $9 - $135 | 104% |
| MVP Health Care | $9 - $143 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $8 - $76 |
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Other Procedures at Gifford 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
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.