CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Barrett Hospital & Healthcare
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$62
about 6.2× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $10–$111
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $62 Cash price $152 Hospital's list price $160
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $98 - $147 | 950% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $74 - $160 | 717% |
| Humanamajor | $94 | 911% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $144 - $160 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Barrett Hospital & Healthcare
Compare: Culture, blood at other MT hospitals
- Phillips County Hospital - Cah · Malta $8
- Roundup Memorial Healthcare · Roundup $10
- Logan Health Medical Center · Kalispell $15
- St. Patrick Hospital · Missoula $16
- Great Falls Clinic Hospital · Great Falls $20
- Stillwater Billings Clinic · Columbus $21
- Logan Health - Whitefish · Whitefish $21
- St Peters Health · Helena $22
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.