CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Elliot Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$24
about 2.4× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $13–$41
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $24 Cash price $100 Hospital's list price $270
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
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $59 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $13 | 126% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $30 - $95 | 291% |
| WellSense | $11 | 107% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $11 |
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Other Procedures at Elliot Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $10
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $11
- Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $11
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth $11
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $13
- Parkland Medical Center · Derry $17
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $18
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $24
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.