CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Beebe Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$29
about 2.9× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $13–$33
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $29 Cash price $166 Hospital's list price $195
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser Permanente
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 | $24 | 233% |
| Aetnamajor | $33 | 320% |
| Cignamajor | $31 | 300% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Beebe Medical Center
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 Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $15
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $15
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $15
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.