Culture, blood
Facility: Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other AL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $12 (about 1.2× the $10 Medicare rate). Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama charges insurers about $9, or about $34 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Wedowee, AL.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| Cignamajor | $9 | 87% |
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama
Compare: Culture, blood at other AL hospitals
- USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC · Mobile $8
- Springhill Medical Center · Mobile $8
- Southeast Health Medical Center · Dothan $10
- Floyd Cherokee Medical Center · Centre $10
- The East Alabama Healthcare Authority · Opelika $10
- University of Alabama Hospital · Birmingham $10
- Gadsden Regional Medical Center · Gadsden $10
- Fayette Medical Center · Fayette $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.