CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$79
about 7.9× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $14–$123
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $79 Cash price $138 Hospital's list price $459
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $91 - $390 | 882% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $83 - $345 | 804% |
| Aetnamajor | $277 - $338 | 2684% |
| Cignamajor | $351 - $428 | 3401% |
| Health Net | $339 - $413 | 3285% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $215 - $428 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 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.