CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: St Gabriels Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$34
about 3.4× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$92
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $34 Cash price $108 Hospital's list price $186
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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $136 - $149 | 1318% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $106 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| HealthPartners | $10 - $112 | 97% |
| Medica | $11 - $156 | 107% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $177 | 1715% |
| UCare | $11 - $164 | 107% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.