CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$79
about 7.9× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $10–$101
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $79 Cash price $320 Hospital's list price $587
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 - $291 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $404 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $68 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $378 - $643 | 3663% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $10 - $569 | 97% |
| Health Net | $10 - $29 | 97% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $29 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.