CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, bacterial
Facility: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87070 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$31
about 3.4× the $9 Medicare rate · typically $8–$78
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $9 Fair price $31 Cash price $32 Hospital's list price $46
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $39 - $48 | 452% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $35 - $43 | 406% |
| Aetnamajor | $35 - $36 | 406% |
| Humanamajor | $49 | 568% |
| UniCare | $35 | 406% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Enter your details and press estimate to compare.
Other Procedures at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
Compare: Culture, bacterial at other WV hospitals
- United Hospital Center, Inc · Bridgeport $8
- Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $8
- Summers County Arh Hospital · Hinton $8
- Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc · Ronceverte $9
- St Marys Medical Center · Huntington $9
- Berkeley Medical Center · Martinsburg $9
- Charleston Area Medical Center · Charleston $9
- Weirton Medical Center, Inc · Weirton $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.