CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$29
about 2.9× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $13–$31
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $29 Cash price $122 Hospital's list price $122
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 | $96 | 930% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $27 | 262% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 | 116% |
| Cignamajor | $87 | 843% |
| AmeriHealth | $10 | 97% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $30 |
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Other Procedures at Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.
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- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $15
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.