Culture, blood
Facility: Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other OH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $14 (about 1.4× the $10 Medicare rate). Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $10, or about $125 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New Albany, OH.
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 - $69 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $192 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $192 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $43 | 417% |
| Humanamajor | $98 - $192 | 950% |
| AmeriHealth | $90 | 872% |
| CareSource | $140 | 1357% |
| GEHA | $69 - $86 | 669% |
| HealthLink | $144 | 1395% |
| HealthPartners | $43 | 417% |
| MagnaCare | $90 | 872% |
| Medical Mutual | $19 - $152 | 184% |
| MVP Health Care | $43 | 417% |
| Oscar Health | $10 | 97% |
| Priority Health | $43 | 417% |
| Sentara | $192 | 1860% |
| UniCare | $90 | 872% |
| + 90 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $632 |
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Other Procedures at Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical 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.