Culture, blood
Facility: Island Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $9 (about 0.9× the $10 Medicare rate). Island Hospital charges insurers about $6, or about $154 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Anacortes, WA.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $59 | 155% |
| Aetnamajor | $146 | 1415% |
| Cignamajor | $123 | 1192% |
| Humanamajor | $55 - $131 | 533% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $55 | 533% |
| Amerigroup | $5 | 48% |
| Molina | $54 | 523% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $131 |
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Other Procedures at Island Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other WA hospitals
- Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles $7
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $10
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $10
- Cascade Medical Center · Leavenworth $10
- Astria Sunnyside Hospital · Sunnyside $10
- Providence St Mary Medical Center · Walla Walla $11
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $11
- Multicare Auburn Medical Center · Auburn $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.