CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: CHI Mercy Health
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$65
about 6.5× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $14–$104
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $65 Cash price $95 Hospital's list price $158
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $115 - $131 | 1114% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $68 | 107% |
| HealthPartners | $152 | 1473% |
| Medica | $10 - $152 | 97% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $130 | 1260% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI Mercy Health
Compare: Culture, blood at other ND hospitals
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- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $11
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $11
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $11
- McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc · Watford City $21
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.