Culture, blood
Facility: Norton Scott Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IN hospitals compared.
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 $11 (about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate). Norton Scott Hospital charges insurers about $10, or about $52 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Scottsburg, 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 | $10 - $156 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $154 | 87% |
| Aetnamajor | $165 | 1599% |
| Cignamajor | $223 | 2161% |
| CareSource | $10 | 97% |
| Health Net | $223 - $236 | 2161% |
| Molina | $11 | 107% |
| UniCare | $65 | 630% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $63 |
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Other Procedures at Norton Scott Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other IN hospitals
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- 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.