Culture, blood
Facility: Pelham Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $21 (about 2.1× the $10 Medicare rate). Pelham Medical Center charges insurers about $20, or about $154 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Greer, 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 | $12 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $57 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $11 - $20 | 107% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Devoted Health | $11 | 107% |
| Health Net | $29 | 281% |
| Molina | $19 | 184% |
| SelectHealth | $21 | 203% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $11 |
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Other Procedures at Pelham 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
- 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.