Culture, blood
Facility: Palmetto General Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 FL hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $11 (about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate). Palmetto General Hospital charges insurers about $10, or about $11 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hialeah, FL.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $5 - $11 | 48% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $11 | 58% |
| Cignamajor | $2 - $5 | 19% |
| Humanamajor | $4 - $10 | 39% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $19 | 184% |
| AmeriHealth | $22 | 213% |
| AvMed | $9 - $21 | 87% |
| Bright Health | $12 | 116% |
| Devoted Health | $10 | 97% |
| Molina | $20 | 194% |
| Oscar Health | $12 | 116% |
| + 31 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $21 |
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Other Procedures at Palmetto General Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other FL hospitals
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $7
- Lower Keys Medical Center · Key West $8
- Jay Hospital · Jay $9
- Shands Jacksonville · Jacksonville $10
- Parrish Medical Center · Titusville $10
- Manatee Memorial Hospital · Bradenton $10
- Mease Dunedin Hospital · Dunedin $10
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.