CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 2.0× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $12–$35
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $20 Cash price $197 Hospital's list price $281
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente
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 - $30 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $19 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $21 | 203% |
| Humanamajor | $10 - $11 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $38 | 368% |
| Health Net | $30 | 291% |
| Moda Health | $30 | 291% |
| Molina | $18 | 174% |
| Providence Health Plan | $21 | 203% |
| + 32 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $30 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Valley Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other WA hospitals
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- 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.