CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Catawba Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$36
about 3.6× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$165
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $36 Hospital's list price $33
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $33 | 320% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32 | 310% |
| Aetnamajor | $40 | 388% |
| Cignamajor | $36 | 349% |
| Humanamajor | $52 | 504% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $13 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Catawba Valley Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other NC hospitals
- Rutherford Regional Medical Center · Rutherfordton $9
- Harris Regional Hospital · Sylva $9
- Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $10
- Wakemed, Raleigh Campus · Raleigh $10
- Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital · Elkin $10
- Sentara Albemarle Medical Center · Elizabeth City $10
- Frye Regional Medical Center · Hickory $10
- Carolina East Medical Center · New Bern $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.