Bacterial Culture, Any Other Source Except Urine, Blood or Stool, Aerobic Cost in New York
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 134 New York hospitals. CPT 87070. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $39.00
📉 Low $3.92
📈 High $485
🏥 134 hospitals
🏛️ 99 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — New York
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 134 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Centene | Humana | BCBS | Molina | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL WEST ST CARTHAGE |
$3.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHN WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WESTFIELD |
$5.72 | $8.96 | $8.88 | $8.18 | — | $9.14 | — | $9.40 | — |
| KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL KENMORE |
$8.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL LEWISTON |
$8.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO |
$8.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL BUFFALO |
$8.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER ATLANTIC AVENUE BROOKLYN |
$8.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BROOKDALE PLAZA BROOKLYN |
$8.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER SCHENECTADY AVENUE BROOKLYN |
$8.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WESTCHESTER YONKERS |
$8.62 | $8.19 | $8.23 | — | $8.23 | — | — | $8.23 | — |
| NYU LANGONE TISCH HOSPITAL NEW YORK |
$10.34 | $21.64 | $9.57 | $19.12 | $7.76 | — | $22.54 | — | $74.33 |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL - SUFFOLK PATCHOGUE |
$10.34 | $21.64 | $9.57 | $60.00 | $7.76 | — | $20.19 | — | $24.52 |
| NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL LONG ISLAND MINEOLA |
$10.34 | $21.64 | $9.57 | $19.12 | $7.76 | — | $22.54 | — | $30.31 |
| GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL GENEVA |
$10.35 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | $8.62 | — | $13.39 | — | — |
| SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PENN YAN |
$10.35 | $11.38 | $10.09 | — | $10.09 | — | $11.90 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON |
$10.71 | — | — | — | — | — | $3.35 | — | $18.52 |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON |
$10.71 | — | — | — | — | — | $3.35 | — | $18.52 |
| WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARSAW |
$15.09 | — | — | — | — | — | $5.74 | — | — |
| AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AUBURN |
$16.78 | $8.62 | $8.56 | $16.34 | $7.33 | $8.62 | — | — | $8.19 |
| CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE |
$17.76 | — | — | — | — | — | $162 | — | — |
| CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE |
$17.76 | — | — | — | — | — | $162 | — | — |
| ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER SARANAC LAKE |
$18.60 | $8.45 | — | $21.60 | $8.62 | — | $8.45 | — | — |
| BRONXCARE HOSPITAL CENTER - FULTON CAMPUS FULTON AVE BRONX |
$18.96 | $8.23 | $8.23 | $10.24 | $7.41 | $17.06 | — | $9.05 | $7.33 |
| NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST MEADOW |
$20.30 | $7.04 | $3.53 | $7.05 | $8.23 | $7.05 | $8.62 | $4.74 | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH FOREST HILLS HOSPITAL FOREST HILLS |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL GLEN OAKS |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PORT JEFFERSON |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $17.00 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| LENOX HILL HOSPITAL NEW YORK |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH VALLEY STREAM VALLEY STREAM |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER RIVERHEAD |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| SYOSSET HOSPITAL SYOSSET |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| PHELPS HOSPITAL SLEEPY HOLLOW |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL MOUNT KISCO |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| GLEN COVE HOSPITAL GLEN COVE |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| SOUTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BAY SHORE |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| COHEN CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MANHASSET |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER NEW HYDE PARK |
$21.17 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $20.27 | $8.79 | $8.79 | — | — | — |
| CROUSE HOSPITAL SYRACUSE |
$22.00 | $10.53 | $9.76 | — | $9.76 | $10.53 | — | $9.76 | — |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH HOSPITAL SYRACUSE |
$24.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER BUFFALO |
$25.00 | — | — | — | — | — | $10.31 | $8.19 | — |
| WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN |
$25.06 | $3.84 | $8.62 | — | $8.62 | $9.05 | — | — | — |
| MONTEFIORE NEW ROCHELLE HOSPITAL NEW ROCHELLE |
$25.35 | $38.45 | $8.23 | $83.90 | $8.23 | $9.05 | — | $8.23 | $8.23 |
| MONTEFIORE MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL MOUNT VERNON |
$25.35 | $38.45 | $8.23 | $83.90 | $6.17 | $9.05 | — | — | $8.23 |
| BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL SPRINGVILLE |
$25.50 | $8.62 | $8.23 | $8.62 | $8.15 | $8.62 | $5.68 | $8.23 | $8.23 |
| CALVARY HOSPITAL BRONX BRONX |
$26.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER JAMAICA |
$26.00 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $15.40 | $8.19 | $9.14 | — | — | — |
| NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DRIVING PARK AVENUE NEWARK |
$27.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MASSENA HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MASSENA |
$27.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL WEST BARNEY STREET GOUVERNEUR |
$27.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL COULTER ROAD CLIFTON SPRINGS |
$27.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL PORTLAND AVE ROCHESTER |
$27.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL POTSDAM |
$27.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH STREET BATAVIA |
$27.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NIAGARA FALLS |
$28.03 | $8.79 | $8.61 | — | $8.19 | $8.88 | $9.79 | — | — |
| STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STONY BROOK |
$29.00 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $68.20 | $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.
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That is the median of what the 134 New York 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 York?
- Cash prices for bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic (CPT 87070) in New York range from $3.92 to $485, with a median of $39.00. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic in New York?
- The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.92. 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 York facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87070 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.