Culture, blood
Facility: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
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 $20 (about 2.0× the $10 Medicare rate). Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital charges insurers about $20, or about $60 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Barrington, IL.
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 | $50 - $95 | 484% |
| Aetnamajor | $56 | 543% |
| Cignamajor | $48 | 465% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $15 | 145% |
| Molina | $15 | 145% |
| Oscar Health | $15 | 145% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $20 - $52 |
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Other Procedures at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other IL hospitals
- Macneal Hospital · Berwyn $8
- John H Stroger Jr Hospital · Chicago $8
- Genesis Hlth System DBA Genesis Mdl Ctr-Illini · Silvis $8
- 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.