CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, blood

Facility: Stillwater Medical Center

Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$24
about 2.4× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $20–$26
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$23
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 2.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $24 This hospital $23 Cash price $283 Hospital's list price $354

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OK hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $7 Priciest $23

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK 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 $24 (about 2.4× the $10 Medicare rate). Stillwater Medical Center charges insurers about $23, or about $283 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Stillwater, OK.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $237 2297%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $30 291%
Aetnamajor $177 - $266 1715%
Cignamajor $181 1754%
Healthcare Highways $19 184%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $14 - $319
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1323 West 6Th Street, Stillwater, OK 74076
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals