Culture, blood
Facility: Uch-Memorial Health System
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO 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 $19 (about 1.9× the $10 Medicare rate). Uch-Memorial Health System charges insurers about $25, or about $283 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $19. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 - $317 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $465 | 87% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $353 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $298 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $352 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $10 - $98 | 97% |
| Devoted Health | $10 | 97% |
| Health Net | $156 - $212 | 1512% |
| HealthLink | $36 - $374 | 349% |
| Meridian | $32 - $88 | 310% |
| Molina | $11 - $17 | 107% |
| SelectHealth | $10 - $28 | 97% |
| WellCare | $32 - $88 | 310% |
| + 17 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $465 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Uch-Memorial Health System
Compare: Culture, blood at other CO hospitals
- Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital · Brighton $10
- Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $10
- Lutheran Medical Center · Wheat Ridge $10
- Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins $10
- Mercy Regional Medical Center · Durango $10
- HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's · Denver $10
- Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital · Grand Junction $10
- Saint Joseph Hospital · Denver $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.