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.
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HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE
Waterloo, IA
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation’s median price of $9 is 53% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 18% 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: 7 payers, 20 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 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $5.17 | $5.17 | $5.17 – $5.17 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $5.17 | $5.17 | $5.17 – $5.17 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 5 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 6 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 7 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 – $8.79 |
| 9 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 – $8.79 |
| 10 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 – $8.79 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $11.21 | $11.21 | $11.21 – $11.21 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.65 | $14.65 | $14.65 – $14.65 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.65 | $14.65 | $14.65 – $14.65 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $16.77 | $16.77 | $16.77 – $16.77 |
| 17 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $17.11 | $17.11 | $17.11 – $17.11 |
| 18 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24.06 | $24.06 | $22.71 – $25.41 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 – $31.20 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31.20 | $31.20 | $31.20 – $31.20 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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