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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MICRO CULT CATHETER TIP
Mobile, AL
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Springhill Memorial Hospital’s median price of $16 is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 45% 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: 9 payers, 12 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 | Tricare standard other · outpatient | $6.17 | $6.17 | $6.17 – $6.17 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial all payer fee schedule · outpatient | $7.04 | $7.04 | $7.04 – $7.04 |
| 3 | Bcbs Al blue advantage (medicare advantage) other · outpatient | $7.24 | $7.24 | $7.24 – $7.24 |
| 4 | Bcbs Al commercial ppo other · outpatient | $7.24 | $7.24 | $7.24 – $7.24 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna commercial - complete rate data (hmo/ppo/pos) other · outpatient | $9.91 | $9.91 | $9.91 – $9.91 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo/ppo/pos other · outpatient | $9.91 | $9.91 | $9.91 – $9.91 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $14.47 | $14.47 | $14.47 – $14.47 |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $27.65 | $27.65 | $27.65 – $27.65 |
| 9 | Devoted medicare advantage other · outpatient | $28.04 | $28.04 | $28.04 – $28.04 |
| 10 | Humana standard other · outpatient | $29.22 | $29.22 | $29.22 – $29.22 |
| 11 | Optum standard other · outpatient | $33.27 | $33.27 | $33.27 – $33.27 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial other · outpatient | $52.75 | $52.75 | $52.75 – $52.75 |
Last updated: Apr 2, 2026
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