Culture, blood
Facility: Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
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.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $13 (about 1.3× the $10 Medicare rate). Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura charges insurers about $14, or about $41 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ventura, 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 | $11 - $18 | 107% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $46 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $70 | 145% |
| Cignamajor | $13 | 126% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $37 | 359% |
| Health Net | $43 | 417% |
| WellCare | $10 | 97% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $24 |
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Other Procedures at Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
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.