Culture, blood
Facility: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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). Trinity Health Livingston Hospital charges insurers about $16, or about $111 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Howell, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $12. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $11 - $153 | 107% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $17 | 58% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $138 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $132 | 1279% |
| Humanamajor | $138 | 1337% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $17 | 165% |
| AmeriHealth | $138 | 1337% |
| CareSource | $21 | 203% |
| Dean Health Plan | $131 | 1269% |
| GEHA | $15 - $124 | 145% |
| HealthPartners | $132 | 1279% |
| MagnaCare | $138 | 1337% |
| Medical Mutual | $138 | 1337% |
| Molina | $13 | 126% |
| MVP Health Care | $131 | 1269% |
| Paramount | $131 | 1269% |
| Priority Health | $15 - $16 | 145% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $132 | 1279% |
| UniCare | $138 | 1337% |
| + 131 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $170 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other MI hospitals
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $8
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $8
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $8
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $8
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $9
- Memorial Healthcare · Owosso $9
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $10
- Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital · Zeeland $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.