CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Grinnell Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$86
about 0.4× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $27–$207
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$40
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $46 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $224 Fair price $86 This hospital $40 Cash price $176 Hospital's list price $220

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $24 Priciest $42

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $86 (about 0.4× the $224 Medicare rate). Grinnell Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $40, or about $176 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Grinnell, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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 $7 - $199 3%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $194 3%
Aetnamajor $7 - $259 3%
Cignamajor $18 - $168 8%
Humanamajor $7 - $199 3%
Amerigroup $202 90%
HealthPartners $32 - $85 14%
Medica $48 - $109 21%
Molina $7 - $194 3%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $7 - $202

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 210 Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals