Culture, blood
Facility: Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $13 (about 1.3× the $10 Medicare rate). Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 charges insurers about $14 — about the fair price. Located in Elk Grove Village, IL.
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 | $10 - $17 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $30 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $31 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $30 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $46 | 97% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $17 | 165% |
| Bright Health | $13 | 126% |
| Meridian | $31 | 300% |
| Molina | $11 | 107% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $31 |
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Compare: Culture, blood at other IL hospitals
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- Clay County Hospital · Flora $8
- Carle Eureka Hospital · Eureka $9
- Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center · Hoopeston $9
- Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital · Melrose Park $10
- OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center · Dixon $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.