CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Smith County Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$40
about 4.0× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$86
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $40 Cash price $99 Hospital's list price $99
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $56 - $133 | 543% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $38 | 368% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $55 - $132 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Smith County Memorial Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other KS hospitals
- Stafford County Hospital · Stafford $7
- Kansas Heart Hospital · Wichita $8
- Greeley County Health Services · Tribune $9
- Fredonia Regional Hospital · Fredonia $9
- Kingman Healthcare Center · Kingman $9
- Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc · Pittsburg $10
- St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City · Garden City $10
- Labette Health · Parsons $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.