CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: New Ulm Medical Center
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$32
about 3.2× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $21–$50
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $32 Cash price $74 Hospital's list price $141
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 | $13 - $85 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $134 | 107% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $148 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $35 - $141 | 339% |
| HealthPartners | $19 - $32 | 184% |
| Medica | $11 - $145 | 107% |
| UCare | $26 - $35 | 252% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $173 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.