CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Myrtue Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$32
about 3.2× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$60
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $32 Cash price $93 Hospital's list price $160
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $74 - $152 | 717% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $31 | 300% |
| Aetnamajor | $74 - $152 | 717% |
| Amerigroup | $77 | 746% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $76 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Van Buren County Hospital · Keosauqua $10
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.