Culture, blood
Facility: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
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.
⚠ 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 $10 (about 1.0× the $10 Medicare rate). Lakewood Ranch Medical Center charges insurers about $10, or about $308 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bradenton, 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
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 | $9 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $735 - $1,230 | 7122% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $17 | 165% |
| Humanamajor | $11 - $179 | 107% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $17 - $285 |
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Other Procedures at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
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.