Culture, blood
Facility: Virginia Hospital Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA 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). Virginia Hospital Center charges insurers about $13, or about $166 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Arlington, VA.
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 | $12 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $147 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $39 - $79 | 378% |
| Cignamajor | $13 - $147 | 126% |
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Other Procedures at Virginia Hospital Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other VA hospitals
- Russell County Hospital · Lebanon $10
- Lewisgale Medical Center · Salem $10
- Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery · Blacksburg $10
- Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski · Pulaski $10
- Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany · Low Moor $10
- Buchanan General Hospital · Grundy $10
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital · Norfolk $11
- Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center · Culpeper $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.