CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Winston Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$16
about 1.6× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$45
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $16 Cash price $66 Hospital's list price $85
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 | $10 - $85 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $106 - $144 | 1027% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $72 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Molina | $85 | 824% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $85 |
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Other Procedures at Winston Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other MS hospitals
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- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $9
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $9
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $10
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $10
- Yalobusha General Hospital · Water Valley $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.