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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CULTURE, GENITAL - (Q4558)
Tustin, CA
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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $9 is 55% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 13% 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: 10 payers, 23 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 | Bcbs Ca covered california/ifp/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 – $0.28 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 – $0.32 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0.34 | $0.34 | $0.34 – $0.34 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 7 | Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 9 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 – $8.79 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.79 – $8.79 |
| 11 | Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.21 | $11.21 | $11.21 – $11.21 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.90 | $14.90 | $14.90 – $14.90 |
| 13 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.67 | $17.67 | $17.67 – $17.67 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial hmo-ppo/covered california facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $22.70 | $22.70 | $22.70 – $22.70 |
| 15 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25.01 | $25.01 | $25.01 – $25.01 |
| 16 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $25.64 | $25.64 | $25.64 – $25.64 |
| 17 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $25.64 | $25.64 | $25.64 – $25.64 |
| 18 | Anthem ppg facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.38 | $28.38 | $28.38 – $28.38 |
| 19 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9.32 | $35.85 | $4.20 – $206.04 |
| 20 | Phcs commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $10.46 | $40.24 | $4.71 – $231.25 |
| 21 | Phcs commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.46 | $40.24 | $4.71 – $231.25 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $12.50 | $48.06 | $5.62 – $276.21 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12.50 | $48.06 | $5.62 – $276.21 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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