Culture, blood
Facility: Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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). Arnot Ogden Medical Center charges insurers about $12, or about $53 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elmira, NY.
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 | $12 - $266 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $769 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $194 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $158 | 1531% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $240 | 97% |
| AmeriHealth | $10 - $14 | 97% |
| Fidelis Care | $10 - $139 | 97% |
| Geisinger | $11 - $155 | 107% |
| Independent Health | $165 | 1599% |
| MVP Health Care | $158 | 1531% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $175 | 1696% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $763 |
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Other Procedures at Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $7
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $8
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $8
- Hospital for Special Surgery · New York $8
- Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $9
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $9
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $9
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.