CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, blood

Facility: Lower Keys Medical Center

Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 0.8× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $6–$11
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$8
About the fair price
0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $8 This hospital $8 Cash price $171 Hospital's list price $552

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other FL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $7 Priciest $10

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $8 (about 0.8× the $10 Medicare rate). Lower Keys Medical Center charges insurers about $8, or about $171 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Key West, FL.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor $8 - $425 78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $10 - $552 97%
Aetnamajor $386 3740%
Cignamajor $326 3159%
Humanamajor $7 - $10 68%
Amerigroup $7 68%
AvMed $469 4545%
Molina $7 68%
Simply Healthcare $7 - $171 68%
WellCare $7 68%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $6 - $552
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 5900 College Road, Key West, FL 33040
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals