Culture, blood
Facility: Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN 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 $14 (about 1.4× the $10 Medicare rate). Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana charges insurers about $15, or about $206 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Crown Point, IN.
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 | $15 | 145% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $31 | 126% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $19 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $41 | 397% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $16 |
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana
Compare: Culture, blood at other IN hospitals
- Ascension St Vincent Kokomo · Kokomo $6
- Ascension St Vincent Anderson · Anderson $6
- Ascension St Vincent Clay · Brazil $6
- Ascension St Vincent Randolph · Winchester $7
- Ascension St Vincent Evansville · Evansville $8
- Johnson Memorial Hospital · Franklin $10
- Methodist Hospitals Inc · Gary $10
- Hendricks Regional Health · Danville $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.