Culture, blood
Facility: Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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). Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charges insurers about $16, or about $354 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewistown, PA.
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 | $253 | 2452% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $309 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $233 - $278 | 2258% |
| Cignamajor | $247 - $300 | 2393% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $25 | 242% |
| AmeriHealth | $15 | 145% |
| Geisinger | $10 - $48 | 97% |
| HealthPartners | $17 | 165% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $10 - $11,890 | 97% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $457 |
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Other Procedures at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other PA hospitals
- Penn State Health St. Joseph · Reading $10
- Milton S Hershey Medical Center · Hershey $10
- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $10
- Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center · Enola $10
- Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $10
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $11
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $11
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital · Philadelphia $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.