CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Brookings Health System
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$55
about 5.5× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $25–$69
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $55 Cash price $143 Hospital's list price $285
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 | $236 | 2287% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $40 | 388% |
| Humanamajor | $256 | 2481% |
| Medica | $112 - $209 | 1085% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $271 | 2626% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $256 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Brookings Health System
Compare: Culture, blood at other SD hospitals
- Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC · Rapid City $10
- Sanford Usd Medical Center · Sioux Falls $11
- Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen $11
- Faulkton Area Medical Center · Faulkton $11
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital · Rapid City $16
- Dunes Surgical Hospital · Dakota Dunes $19
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.