Culture, blood
Facility: Colleton Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other SC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 $12 (about 1.2× the $10 Medicare rate). Colleton Medical Center charges insurers about $11, or about $1,083 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Walterboro, SC.
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 | $10 - $597 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $1,069 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $651 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $11 - $727 | 107% |
| Humanamajor | $9 - $1,012 | 87% |
| Clover Health | $11 | 107% |
| Devoted Health | $10 | 97% |
| Health Net | $14 - $506 | 136% |
| Molina | $11 - $31 | 107% |
| SelectHealth | $20 | 194% |
| WellCare | $11 | 107% |
| + 21 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $1,012 |
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Other Procedures at Colleton Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $10
- Hampton Regional Medical Center · Varnville $10
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $11
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $11
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital · Clinton $11
- Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital · Sumter $11
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital · Greenville $11
- Trident Medical Center · Charleston $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.