Culture, blood
Facility: St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $14 (about 1.4× the $10 Medicare rate). St Francis Hospital & Medical Center charges insurers about $21 — above the fair price. Located in Hartford, CT.
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.
5 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 - $529 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $1,838 | 87% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $518 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $534 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $12 - $1,838 | 116% |
| Dean Health Plan | $48 | 465% |
| GEHA | $10 - $21 | 97% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $10 - $21 | 97% |
| HealthPartners | $17 - $34 | 165% |
| MagnaCare | $17 - $34 | 165% |
| MVP Health Care | $48 | 465% |
| Paramount | $48 | 465% |
| UniCare | $12 - $1,838 | 116% |
| + 31 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $1,838 |
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 St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other CT hospitals
- The Connecticut Hospice Inc. · Branford $7
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $10
- Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $10
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $10
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $10
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $10
- St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $10
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.