Culture, blood
Facility: St. Patrick Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MT 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 $17 (about 1.7× the $10 Medicare rate). St. Patrick Hospital charges insurers about $16, or about $118 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Missoula, MT.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 107% |
| PacificSource | $11 - $13 | 107% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $20 - $32 |
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Other Procedures at St. Patrick Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other MT hospitals
- Phillips County Hospital - Cah · Malta $8
- Roundup Memorial Healthcare · Roundup $10
- Logan Health Medical Center · Kalispell $15
- Great Falls Clinic Hospital · Great Falls $20
- Stillwater Billings Clinic · Columbus $21
- Logan Health - Whitefish · Whitefish $21
- St Peters Health · Helena $22
- Providence St Joseph Medical Center · Polson $22
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.