CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Mountains Community Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 2.0× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$34
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $20 Cash price $27 Hospital's list price $67
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
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareHumana
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $34 - $53 | 329% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $120 | 78% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $120 | 116% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $9 - $110 | 87% |
| Health Net | $14 - $139 | 136% |
| Molina | $8 - $77 | 78% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $13 - $129 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario · Fontana $8
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego · San Diego $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.