CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: University of Michigan Health - West
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$14
about 1.4× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$42
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $14 Cash price $57 Hospital's list price $144
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✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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 | $103 | 998% |
| Aetnamajor | $96 | 930% |
| Humanamajor | $108 | 1047% |
| HealthPartners | $120 | 1163% |
| Medica | $103 | 998% |
| Priority Health | $29 | 281% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $96 - $120 |
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $10
- Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital · Zeeland $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.