CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Bucktail Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$24
about 2.4× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$62
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $24 Cash price $134 Hospital's list price $149
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $116 | 1124% |
| Aetnamajor | $26 - $67 | 252% |
| Humanamajor | $58 | 562% |
| Geisinger | $58 - $134 | 562% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $58 | 562% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Bucktail Medical Center
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.