Culture, blood
Facility: St Barnabas Hospital
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.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $11 (about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate). St Barnabas Hospital charges insurers about $10 — about the fair price. Located in Bronx, NY.
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 | $10 - $13 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $18 | 145% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 107% |
| EmblemHealth | $10 | 97% |
| Fidelis Care | $9 - $10 | 87% |
| WellCare | $8 - $9 | 78% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $19 |
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Other Procedures at St Barnabas Hospital
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.