CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 2.9× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $12–$34
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $26 Cash price $44 Hospital's list price $76
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 | $33 - $70 | 383% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $14 - $46 | 162% |
| Aetnamajor | $32 - $44 | 371% |
| Cignamajor | $61 | 708% |
| Humanamajor | $32 | 371% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $48 | 557% |
| Health Net | $53 | 615% |
| Molina | $32 - $38 | 371% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $32 - $38 |
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Other Procedures at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other WA hospitals
- Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles $7
- Providence St Mary Medical Center · Walla Walla $9
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $9
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $9
- Multicare Auburn Medical Center · Auburn $9
- Deaconess Medical Center · Spokane $9
- Trios Health · Kennewick $9
- Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital · Puyallup $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.