Culture, blood
Facility: Northwest Specialty Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other ID hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID 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). Northwest Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $10, or about $181 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Post Falls, ID.
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 | $10 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $18 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $10 - $15 | 97% |
| Molina | $10 | 97% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $14 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Northwest Specialty Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other ID hospitals
- West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $10
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $10
- Madison Memorial Hospital · Rexburg $10
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $10
- Treasure Valley Hospital · Boise $10
- Mountain View Hospital · Idaho Falls $10
- St Luke's Nampa Medical Center · Nampa $10
- Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC · Idaho Falls $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.