CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Specialists Hospital Shreveport
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$23
about 2.3× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$126
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $23 Cash price $19 Hospital's list price $32
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $22 | 155% |
| Aetnamajor | $34 | 329% |
| Cignamajor | $18 | 174% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $27 |
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Other Procedures at Specialists Hospital Shreveport
Compare: Culture, blood at other LA hospitals
- Lallie Kemp Medical Center · Independence $8
- Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center · Lafayette $10
- University Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans $10
- Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics · Lafayette $10
- West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital · Sulphur $10
- Rapides Regional Medical Center · Alexandria $10
- Abbeville General Hospital · Abbeville $10
- Slidell Memorial Hospital · Slidell $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.