Culture, blood
Facility: National Jewish Health
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other CO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $11 (about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate). National Jewish Health charges insurers about $10, or about $91 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Denver, CO.
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 | $9 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $98 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $91 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $66 - $104 | 640% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $85 | 87% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $9 - $111 | 87% |
| SelectHealth | $10 - $22 | 97% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $98 |
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Other Procedures at National Jewish Health
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.