Bacterial Culture, Any Other Source Except Urine, Blood or Stool, Aerobic Cost in New Jersey
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 57 New Jersey hospitals. CPT 87070. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $29.16
📉 Low $8.00
📈 High $776
🏥 57 hospitals
🏛️ 43 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — New Jersey
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 57 of 57 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Centene | Cigna | Humana | Medicare | First Health | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT CLARE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOONTON BOONTON TOWNSHIP |
$8.00 | $8.62 | $5.17 | $8.62 | $12.50 | $6.90 | $8.62 | — | — |
| SAINT MICHAELS MEDICAL CENTER NEWARK |
$8.00 | $8.62 | $5.17 | $8.88 | $12.50 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | — |
| ST. MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL PASSAIC |
$8.00 | $8.62 | $5.17 | $8.62 | $12.50 | $6.90 | $8.62 | — | — |
| JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER JERSEY CITY |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.38 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $113 | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET SOMERVILLE |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.45 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $158 | — |
| TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ELIZABETH |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $8.62 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $113 | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY RAHWAY |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.45 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $158 | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER LONG BRANCH |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.38 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $113 | — |
| BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDRENS HOSPITAL NEW BRUNSWICK |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $8.28 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $112 | — |
| MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHERN CAMPUS LAKEWOOD |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.38 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $113 | — |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY - NEWARK NEWARK |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $8.28 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $112 | — |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON HAMILTON |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.45 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $217 | — |
| CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVILLE |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.38 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $158 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER TOMS RIVER |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.38 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $113 | — |
| COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON |
$9.48 | $8.62 | $4.05 | $7.38 | $34.72 | $8.62 | — | $112 | — |
| HACKETTSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER HACKETTSTOWN |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON CHERRY HILL HOSPITAL CHERRY HILL |
$9.91 | $8.79 | $6.90 | $12.50 | $8.96 | $8.79 | $8.62 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL TURNERSVILLE |
$9.91 | $8.79 | $6.90 | $12.50 | $8.96 | $8.79 | $8.62 | — | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER WESTWOOD |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NEWARK |
$9.91 | $8.62 | $6.90 | $6.90 | — | — | — | $310 | $354 |
| JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL STRATFORD |
$9.91 | $8.79 | $6.90 | $12.50 | $8.96 | $8.79 | $8.62 | — | — |
| GORYEB CHILDRENS CENTER MORRISTOWN |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER POMPTON PLAINS |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER SUMMIT |
$9.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAST ORANGE |
$19.46 | $4.42 | $3.10 | $3.85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY OAK ST. WOODBURY |
$29.16 | $5.58 | $8.62 | $5.58 | $11.94 | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | — |
| INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON IRVING AVE. BRIDGETON |
$29.16 | $5.58 | $8.62 | $5.58 | $11.94 | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER FRONT ST. ELMER |
$29.16 | $5.90 | $8.62 | $5.90 | $11.94 | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND W. SHERMAN AVE. VINELAND |
$29.16 | $5.58 | $8.62 | $5.58 | $11.94 | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON SALEM WOODSTOWN RD. SALEM |
$29.16 | $5.90 | $8.62 | $5.90 | $11.94 | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | — |
| INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL MULLICA HILL RD. MULLICA HILL |
$29.16 | $5.90 | $8.62 | $5.90 | $11.94 | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PATERSON |
$38.00 | $8.62 | $7.60 | $9.05 | $38.00 | — | — | — | $24.70 |
| CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL LONG TERM CARE CENTER - MOUNTAINSIDE MOUNTAINSIDE |
$38.00 | $58.10 | $7.11 | $6.90 | $45.77 | — | — | $45.60 | — |
| SAINT BARNABAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER TOMS RIVER |
$47.34 | $26.06 | — | $22.66 | — | — | — | $78.60 | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL NEW JERSEY - RAHWAY RAHWAY |
$48.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL EAST NEW JERSEY 5TH FLOOR |
$48.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VIRTUA MOUNT HOLLY HOSPITAL (BURLINGTON COUNTY) MOUNT HOLLY |
$61.50 | $8.71 | $8.62 | $9.31 | $8.79 | $8.28 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$61.50 | $8.71 | $8.62 | $9.31 | $8.79 | $8.28 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA VOORHEES HOSPITAL (WEST JERSEY) VOORHEES |
$61.50 | $8.71 | $8.62 | $9.31 | $8.79 | $8.28 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL MARLTON |
$61.50 | $8.71 | $8.62 | $9.31 | $8.79 | $8.28 | — | — | $70.00 |
| VIRTUA WILLINGBORO HOSPITAL WILLINGBORO |
$61.50 | $8.71 | $8.62 | $9.31 | $8.79 | $8.28 | — | — | $70.00 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - NEW JERSEY - MORRIS COUNTY DOVER |
$165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL JERSEY 4 WEST |
$251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAMDEN |
$279 | $9.31 | $6.90 | $9.48 | $8.71 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| CAPITAL HEALTH AT DEBORAH - EMERGENCY SERVICES PENNINGTON |
$279 | $15.07 | $8.62 | $13.79 | $31.86 | $8.79 | $8.88 | — | $237 |
| CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRENTON |
$279 | $15.07 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $31.86 | $8.79 | $8.88 | — | $237 |
| HSS PARAMUS MIDLAND OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$284 | $8.23 | $8.23 | $18.52 | $130 | — | $8.23 | — | — |
| HSS PARAMUS OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS |
$284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAPE REGIONAL CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE |
$290 | $8.62 | $6.90 | $9.48 | $8.62 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING BASKING RIDGE BASKING RIDGE |
$395 | $49.31 | $34.48 | — | — | — | — | — | $356 |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MONMOUTH MIDDLETOWN |
$395 | $44.31 | $34.48 | — | — | — | — | — | $356 |
| SILVER LAKE HOSPITAL NEWARK |
$400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EASTON AVE NEW BRUNSWICK |
$530 | $19.74 | $8.62 | — | $7.66 | — | $74.73 | — | — |
| DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER BROWNS MILLS |
$776 | $9.57 | $8.62 | — | $41.77 | $8.62 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87070, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $66.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $29.16 for this?
That is the median of what the 57 New Jersey hospitals above publish for Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic cost in New Jersey?
- Cash prices for bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic (CPT 87070) in New Jersey range from $8.00 to $776, with a median of $29.16. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic in New Jersey?
- The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $8.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each New Jersey facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87070 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.