Culture, blood
Facility: Children's Specialized Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 $9 (about 0.9× the $10 Medicare rate). Children's Specialized Hospital charges insurers about $8, or about $125 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New Brunswick, NJ.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $25 - $244 | 242% |
| Aetnamajor | $190 - $192 | 1841% |
| Cignamajor | $150 | 1453% |
| AmeriHealth | $189 | 1831% |
| Fidelis Care | $8 | 78% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $169 - $194 |
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Other Procedures at Children's Specialized Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other NJ hospitals
- 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
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital · New Brunswick $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.