Culture, blood
Facility: Dickenson Community Hospital
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.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $14 (about 1.4× the $10 Medicare rate). Dickenson Community Hospital charges insurers about $15, or about $18 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Clintwood, VA.
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 - $23 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $32 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $62 | 145% |
| Cignamajor | $23 - $41 | 223% |
| Humanamajor | $24 | 233% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $29 | 281% |
| Amerigroup | $23 | 223% |
| Devoted Health | $25 | 242% |
| Molina | $15 - $24 | 145% |
| Sentara | $15 - $29 | 145% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $23 - $78 |
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Other Procedures at Dickenson Community Hospital
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.