Culture, blood
Facility: Longs Peak Hospital
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 $14 (about 1.4× the $10 Medicare rate). Longs Peak Hospital charges insurers about $24, or about $182 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Longmont, 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 $14. 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 - $73 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $194 | 78% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $38 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $10 | 97% |
| Devoted Health | $10 | 97% |
| SelectHealth | $10 - $27 | 97% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $183 - $313 |
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 Longs Peak Hospital
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.