Culture, blood
Facility: Rhode Island Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 5 RI hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 RI 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 $16 (about 1.6× the $10 Medicare rate). Rhode Island Hospital charges insurers about $15, or about $83 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Providence, RI.
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 | $20 | 194% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $12 | 68% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $66 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $10 - $43 | 97% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $64 | 620% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $48 | 465% |
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Other Procedures at Rhode Island Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other RI hospitals
- South County Hospital Inc · Wakefield $10
- Landmark Medical Center · Woonsocket $10
- Newport Hospital · Newport $19
- The Miriam Hospital · Providence $19
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.