Culture, blood
Facility: Banner Wyoming Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 5 WY hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 WY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $10 (about 1.0× the $10 Medicare rate). Banner Wyoming Medical Center charges insurers about $11, or about $13 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Casper, WY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 - $26 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $21 | 203% |
| Aetnamajor | $30 | 291% |
| Cignamajor | $27 | 262% |
| Humanamajor | $11 | 107% |
| Banner Health | $8 | 78% |
| Health Net | $29 | 281% |
| Medica | $28 | 271% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $30 |
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Other Procedures at Banner Wyoming Medical Center
Compare: Culture, blood at other WY hospitals
- Sheridan Memorial Hospital · Sheridan $7
- Crook County Hospital · Sundance $10
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center · Cheyenne $15
- Memorial Hospital of Converse County · Douglas $16
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.