CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, blood

Facility: Grove Creek Medical Center

Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$19
about 1.9× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $12–$51
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$13
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $6 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $19 This hospital $13 Cash price $116 Hospital's list price $166

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

Highest price of the 9 ID hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $10 Priciest $13

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 $19 (about 1.9× the $10 Medicare rate). Grove Creek Medical Center charges insurers about $13, or about $116 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Blackfoot, ID.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $16 - $358 155%
PacificSource $10 97%
SelectHealth $10 - $124 97%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 350 North Meridian Street, Blackfoot, ID 83221
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals