Culture, blood
Facility: Childrens Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA 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 $12 (about 1.2× the $10 Medicare rate). Childrens Hospital charges insurers about $11, or about $86 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New Orleans, 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
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 - $149 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17 - $116 | 165% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $147 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $149 - $158 | 1444% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $158 | 97% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $11 - $111 | 107% |
| AmeriHealth | $10 | 97% |
| CDPHP | $86 - $149 | 833% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $89 - $118 | 862% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $108 | 1047% |
| UniCare | $41 | 397% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $158 |
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Other Procedures at Childrens Hospital
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.