Culture, blood
Facility: UPMC Kane
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.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $20 (about 2.0× the $10 Medicare rate). UPMC Kane charges insurers about $21, or about $56 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kane, PA.
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
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 | $14 - $38 | 136% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $21 - $55 | 203% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $36 | 145% |
| Cignamajor | $66 - $2,116 | 640% |
| AmeriHealth | $22 - $38 | 213% |
| Geisinger | $19 | 184% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $10 - $47 | 97% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $89 |
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Other Procedures at UPMC Kane
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.