Culture, blood
Facility: Cary Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $10 (about 1.0× the $10 Medicare rate). Cary Medical Center charges insurers about $10 — about the fair price. Located in Caribou, ME.
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
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 | $10 - $101 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| WellCare | $10 | 97% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $10 |
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Other Procedures at Cary Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other ME hospitals
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $10
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $11
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $11
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $12
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $12
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $12
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $13
- York Hospital · York $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.