CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$23
about 2.3× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$51
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $23 Cash price $171 Hospital's list price $342
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $10 - $77 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Molina | $11 | 107% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $11 |
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Other Procedures at MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $10
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- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.