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
Plattsburgh, NY
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $9 is 54% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 16% 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, 13 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 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.15 | $8.15 | $8.15 – $8.15 |
| 2 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.19 | $8.19 | $8.19 – $8.19 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 5 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 7 | Highmark ind/fep facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.62 | $10.62 | $10.62 – $10.62 |
| 8 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.62 | $10.62 | $10.62 – $10.62 |
| 9 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.07 | $12.07 | $12.07 – $12.07 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $13.79 | $13.79 | $13.79 – $13.79 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140.19 | $140.19 | $140.19 – $140.19 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $158.70 | $158.70 | $158.70 – $158.70 |
| 13 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $197.60 | $197.60 | $197.60 – $197.60 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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