Culture, blood
Facility: Dallas County Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR 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 $15 (about 1.5× the $10 Medicare rate). Dallas County Medical Center charges insurers about $10, or about $132 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fordyce, AR.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $8 | 78% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $62 | 126% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $77 | 746% |
| CareSource | $77 | 746% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $77 |
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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 Dallas County Medical Center
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
- 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
- National Park Medical Center · Hot Springs $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.