CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Blanchard Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$22
about 2.2× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$38
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $22 Cash price $58 Hospital's list price $58
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente
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 | $19 - $92 | 184% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $19 | 184% |
| Aetnamajor | $20 - $55 | 194% |
| Cignamajor | $52 | 504% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $19 | 97% |
| CareSource | $10 - $40 | 97% |
| Molina | $29 | 281% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $39 - $54 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Blanchard Valley Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other OH hospitals
- Alliance Community Hospital · Alliance $9
- University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center · Ashland $10
- Southern Ohio Medical Center · Portsmouth $10
- Marion General Hospital · Marion $10
- Wilson Memorial Hospital · Sidney $10
- Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital · Athens $10
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $10
- Wooster Community Hospital · Wooster $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.