CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Doctors Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$25
about 2.5× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$41
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $25 Cash price $126 Hospital's list price $194
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $39 | 378% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 97% |
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Other Procedures at Doctors Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other OH hospitals
- Alliance Community Hospital · Alliance $9
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- 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.