Culture, blood
Facility: Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 6 DE hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 DE 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 $16 (about 1.6× the $10 Medicare rate). Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus charges insurers about $15, or about $188 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dover, DE.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $43 - $48 | 417% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $15 | 145% |
| AmeriHealth | $10 - $11 | 97% |
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Other Procedures at Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
Compare: Culture, blood at other DE hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover · Dover $10
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $10
- Christiana Hospital · Newark $11
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $15
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $15
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.