CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Forrest City Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$120
about 12.0× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $24–$206
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $120 Cash price $164 Hospital's list price $274
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $365 | 3537% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 | 126% |
| Aetnamajor | $219 - $246 | 2122% |
| Cignamajor | $142 | 1376% |
| Humanamajor | $205 | 1986% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $397 | 3847% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $137 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Forrest City Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other AR hospitals
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- Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $10
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $10
- Dallas County Medical Center · Fordyce $10
- Mena Regional Health System · Mena $10
- Chi-St Vincent Infirmary · Little Rock $11
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $11
- Baxter Health · Mountain Home $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.