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HC Culture Spec- Bacteria- Not Urine-Stool-Blood
Bedford, MA
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Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $10 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 26% 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, 11 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 aetna medicare managed care [101030101] fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 – $9.05 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $10.34 | $10.34 | $10.34 – $10.34 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $17.18 | $17.18 | $17.18 – $17.18 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ri bcbs rhode island hmo [101050101] fee schedule · outpatient | $17.31 | $17.31 | $17.31 – $17.31 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna [100011201] fee schedule · outpatient | $19.60 | $19.60 | $19.60 – $19.60 |
| 9 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $48.75 | $48.75 | $48.75 – $48.75 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.08 | $57.08 | $57.08 – $57.08 |
| 11 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.08 | $57.08 | $57.08 – $57.08 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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