CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$116
about 0.5× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $18–$418
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$79
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $37 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $224 Fair price $116 This hospital $79 Cash price $264 Hospital's list price $427

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $20 Priciest $79

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $116 (about 0.5× the $224 Medicare rate). Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford charges insurers about $79, or about $264 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Palo Alto, CA.

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 $42 - $28,538 19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $36 - $2,631 16%
Aetnamajor $79 - $2,816 35%
Cignamajor $72 - $2,285 32%
Health Net $8,000 3576%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $28,538

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens