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
HC - BACT CULT-ROUTINE
Berlin, VT
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Central Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $138 is 614% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 88% 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: 4 payers, 6 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 3 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $110.44 | $110.44 | $110.44 – $110.44 |
| 4 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.32 | $117.32 | $117.32 – $117.32 |
| 5 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $184.89 | $184.89 | $184.89 – $184.89 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $214.32 | $214.32 | $214.32 – $214.32 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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