Culture, blood
Facility: St Luke's Warren Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ 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). St Luke's Warren Hospital charges insurers about $17, or about $669 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Phillipsburg, NJ.
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 - $199 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $79 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $37 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $202 | 1957% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 107% |
| AmeriHealth | $17 | 165% |
| Geisinger | $11 - $209 | 107% |
| Oscar Health | $193 | 1870% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $11 - $204 | 107% |
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 St Luke's Warren Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other NJ hospitals
- Children's Specialized Hospital · New Brunswick $8
- Hackensack University Medical Center · Hackensack $10
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center · Newark $10
- St Mary's General Hospital · Passaic $10
- Clara Maass Medical Center · Belleville $10
- Cape Regional Medical Center Inc · Cape May Court House $10
- Chilton Medical Center · Pompton Plains $10
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.