Culture, blood
Facility: Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $16 (about 1.6× the $10 Medicare rate). Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital charges insurers about $15, or about $36 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Houston, TX.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $16 | 97% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $20 |
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Other Procedures at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other TX hospitals
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $7
- PAM Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North · Texarkana $8
- Ascension Providence · Waco $9
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $9
- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $9
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $9
- Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital · Kenedy $9
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont · Beaumont $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.