Culture, blood
Facility: University Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NV hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NV 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). University Medical Center charges insurers about $10, or about $221 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Las Vegas, NV.
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 - $13 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $10 | 48% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $379 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $5 - $17 | 48% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $5 - $17 | 48% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $7 - $16 | 68% |
| GEHA | $11 - $15 | 107% |
| Health Net | $12 - $716 | 116% |
| HealthPartners | $10 - $438 | 97% |
| Molina | $7 - $18 | 68% |
| SelectHealth | $10 - $15 | 97% |
| + 69 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $505 |
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Other Procedures at University Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other NV hospitals
- Northern Nevada Medical Center · Sparks $7
- Summerlin Hospital Medical Center · Las Vegas $7
- Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center · Las Vegas $7
- Henderson Hospital · Henderson $7
- West Henderson Hospital · Henderson $7
- Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center · Las Vegas $10
- North Vista Hospital · North Las Vegas $10
- Mountainview Hospital · Las Vegas $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.