Culture, blood
Facility: Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN 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 $15 (about 1.5× the $10 Medicare rate). Fairview Northland Regional Hospital charges insurers about $14, or about $75 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Princeton, MN.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 - $20 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $52 | 97% |
| HealthPartners | $11 - $92 | 107% |
| Medica | $10 - $26 | 97% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $10 - $111 | 97% |
| Security Health Plan | $10 - $141 | 97% |
| UCare | $10 - $23 | 97% |
| WellCare | $10 | 97% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $169 |
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Other Procedures at Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other MN hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center · Duluth $10
- Winona Health Services · Winona $10
- Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center · Brainerd $10
- Essentia Health Virginia · Virginia $10
- Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes $10
- Olivia Hospital & Clinic · Olivia $10
- Essentia Health Sandstone · Sandstone $10
- Essentia Health Ada · Ada $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.