CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: St Josephs Area Health Services
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$35
about 3.5× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$95
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $35 Cash price $119 Hospital's list price $216
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 | $158 - $179 | 1531% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $132 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 97% |
| HealthPartners | $76 - $190 | 736% |
| Medica | $11 - $76 | 107% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $205 | 1986% |
| UCare | $11 - $190 | 107% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $76 |
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Other Procedures at St Josephs Area Health Services
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- Olivia Hospital & Clinic · Olivia $10
- Essentia Health Sandstone · Sandstone $10
- Essentia Health Ada · Ada $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.