Culture, blood
Facility: French Hospital Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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). French Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $14, or about $138 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Luis Obispo, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 - $12 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $38 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $40 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $31 | 300% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $10 - $413 | 97% |
| Health Net | $10 - $22 | 97% |
| Molina | $13 | 126% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $20 |
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Other Procedures at French Hospital Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other CA hospitals
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $6
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $7
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City · Panorama City $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles · Los Angeles $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey · Downey $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario · Fontana $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay · Harbor City $8
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego · San Diego $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.