CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: St Elizabeth Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$33
about 3.3× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $15–$42
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $33 Cash price $100 Hospital's list price $284
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 - $148 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $94 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $204 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $19 | 184% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $10 | 97% |
| Amerigroup | $10 | 97% |
| Molina | $11 - $85 | 107% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $213 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at St Elizabeth 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.