CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: McGehee Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$15
about 1.5× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$38
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $15 Cash price $31 Hospital's list price $46
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 | $43 | 417% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 | 155% |
| Cignamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $41 | 397% |
| WellCare | $41 | 397% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $46 |
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Other Procedures at McGehee Hospital
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.