Culture, blood
Facility: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 1 of 3 other DC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 4 DC 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). Medstar Georgetown University Hospital charges insurers about $15, or about $86 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Washington, DC.
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 - $46 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $115 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $91 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $86 | 833% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Amerigroup | $18 | 174% |
| AmeriHealth | $18 | 174% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $77 |
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Other Procedures at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other DC hospitals
- Medstar Health Physical Therapy · Washington $11
- Medstar Washington Hospital Center · Washington $15
- George Washington Univ Hospital · Washington $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.