Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Bacterial culture, any source but urine/blood/stool, aerobic, w isolation and presump identification
Philadelphia, PA
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Albert Einstein Medical Center’s median price of $10 is 49% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 25% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 – $8.79 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $8.96 | $8.96 | $8.96 – $8.96 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $9.14 | $9.14 | $9.14 – $9.14 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $9.48 | $9.48 | $9.48 – $9.48 |
| 7 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $12.58 | $12.58 | $12.58 – $12.58 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $17.57 | $17.57 | $17.57 – $17.57 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $21.55 | $21.55 | $21.55 – $21.55 |
Last updated: Dec 23, 2025
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