Culture, blood
Facility: Shriners Hospital for Children
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 $14 (about 1.4× the $10 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospital for Children charges insurers about $14, or about $90 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Spokane, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $15 | 145% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32 | 310% |
| Cignamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Providence Health Plan | $11 | 107% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $15 |
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Other Procedures at Shriners Hospital for Children
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.