Culture, blood
Facility: Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $13 (about 1.3× the $10 Medicare rate). Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County charges insurers about $13, or about $26 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Malvern, AR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $10 - $11 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $13 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $19 | 184% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $17 | 165% |
| CareSource | $27 | 262% |
| WellCare | $11 | 107% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $27 |
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Other Procedures at Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County
Compare: Culture, blood at other AR hospitals
- Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $10
- 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.