CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Desert View Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$39
about 3.9× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $17–$43
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $39 Cash price $40 Hospital's list price $101
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $32 - $45 | 310% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $86 | 833% |
| Aetnamajor | $60 - $64 | 581% |
| Cignamajor | $51 | 494% |
| Humanamajor | $19 - $61 | 184% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $28 | 271% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $76 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Desert View Hospital
Compare: Culture, blood at other NV hospitals
- Northern Nevada Medical Center · Sparks $7
- Summerlin Hospital Medical Center · Las Vegas $7
- Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center · Las Vegas $7
- Henderson Hospital · Henderson $7
- West Henderson Hospital · Henderson $7
- Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center · Las Vegas $10
- North Vista Hospital · North Las Vegas $10
- University Medical Center · Las Vegas $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.