Culture, bacterial
Facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, bacterial is about $11 (about 1.2× the $9 Medicare rate). Mary Bridge Children's Hospital charges insurers about $10, or about $30 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.
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 | $6 - $10 | 70% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $11 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $67 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $55 - $70 | 638% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $11 | 128% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $18 | 209% |
| Molina | $5 - $16 | 58% |
| PacificSource | $19 - $28 | 220% |
| WellCare | $9 | 104% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $65 |
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Other Procedures at Mary Bridge Children's 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.