Culture, blood
Facility: Altru Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 7 ND hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 ND 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 $11 (about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate). Altru Hospital charges insurers about $11, or about $123 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Forks, ND.
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
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 | $9 - $20 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $19 | 107% |
| Medica | $4 - $10 | 39% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $12 - $25 | 116% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $21 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Altru Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other ND hospitals
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $10
- Essentia Health · Fargo $10
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $10
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $11
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $11
- McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc · Watford City $21
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.