Culture, blood
Facility: Parkland Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
On the higher side — 5 of 7 other NH hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 NH 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 $13 (about 1.3× the $10 Medicare rate). Parkland Medical Center charges insurers about $17, or about $340 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Derry, NH.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $13. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $10 - $206 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $148 | 107% |
| Aetnamajor | $202 - $227 | 1957% |
| Cignamajor | $11 - $306 | 107% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $18 | 174% |
| AmeriHealth | $9 | 87% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $29 - $39 | 281% |
| MVP Health Care | $238 | 2306% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $194 - $200 | 1880% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $323 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Parkland Medical Center
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
- Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $18
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $24
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.