CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Copley Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$37
about 4.1× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $9–$82
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $37 Cash price $112 Hospital's list price $140
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 | $36 - $187 | 418% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $36 - $86 | 418% |
| Cignamajor | $79 - $187 | 916% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $36 - $173 | 418% |
| MVP Health Care | $36 - $154 | 418% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Copley Hospital
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
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.