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
LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC CSF
Phoenix, AZ
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Banner Estrella Medical Center’s median price of $12 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 32% 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: 8 payers, 29 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 2 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 3 | Cigna hmo medicare advantage plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 4 | Cigna ppo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.75 | $8.75 | $8.62 – $8.88 |
| 8 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 9 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.72 | $11.72 | $11.72 – $11.72 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.07 | $12.07 | $12.07 – $12.07 |
| 11 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.22 | $14.22 | $14.22 – $14.22 |
| 12 | Cigna localflex facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15.12 | $15.12 | $15.12 – $15.12 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc doctor's plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15.94 | $15.94 | $15.94 – $15.94 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.80 | $16.80 | $16.80 – $16.80 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc core facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.63 | $17.63 | $17.63 – $17.63 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19.39 | $19.39 | $19.39 – $19.39 |
| 17 | Aetna banner employee plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.74 | $23.94 | $8.74 – $91.73 |
| 18 | Aetna joint venture facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.95 | $28.95 | $28.95 – $28.95 |
| 19 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz maricopafocus facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.65 | $29.65 | $29.65 – $29.65 |
| 20 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $29.65 | $29.65 | $29.65 – $29.65 |
| 21 | Aetna designated group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30.76 | $30.76 | $30.76 – $30.76 |
| 22 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.63 | $31.63 | $31.63 – $31.63 |
| 23 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.21 | $33.21 | $33.21 – $33.21 |
| 24 | Aetna broad network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $36.19 | $36.19 | $36.19 – $36.19 |
| 25 | Aetna medical rental facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $13.70 | $37.55 | $13.70 – $143.87 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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