Culture, blood
Facility: Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other WI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI 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 $17 (about 1.7× the $10 Medicare rate). Oakleaf Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $10, or about $62 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Altoona, WI.
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 | $10 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Dean Health Plan | $10 | 97% |
| HealthPartners | $10 | 97% |
| Medica | $10 | 97% |
| Quartz | $10 | 97% |
| Security Health Plan | $10 | 97% |
| UCare | $10 | 97% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $10 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other WI hospitals
- Upland Hills Health · Dodgeville $9
- St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend · West Bend $10
- Fort Memorial Hospital · Fort Atkinson $10
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center · La Crosse $10
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $10
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $10
- University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority · Madison $10
- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital · Milwaukee $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.