Culture, blood
Facility: Cascade Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $15 (about 1.5× the $10 Medicare rate). Cascade Valley Hospital charges insurers about $14, or about $170 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Arlington, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $1,800 | 17442% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $15 | 107% |
| Aetnamajor | $159 | 1541% |
| Cignamajor | $154 | 1492% |
| Humanamajor | $11 - $18 | 107% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $53 | 514% |
| Amerigroup | $12 | 116% |
| Molina | $11 | 107% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $170 |
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Other Procedures at Cascade Valley Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other WA hospitals
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $6
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.