CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, blood

Facility: Bayou Bend Health System

Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$19
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$12
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $11 This hospital $12 Cash price $22 Hospital's list price $32

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $8 Priciest $12

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $11 (about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate). Bayou Bend Health System charges insurers about $12, or about $22 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Franklin, LA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $9 - $16 87%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $14 - $23 136%
Aetnamajor $16 - $22 155%
Cignamajor $22 213%
Humanamajor $16 - $21 155%
Ambetter (Centene) $18 174%
AmeriHealth $23 223%
Health Net $16 - $24 155%
WellCare $16 155%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $16 - $27
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1097 Northwest Blvd, Franklin, LA 70538
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals