CMS Price Transparency Data

Culture, blood

Facility: Dunes Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 2.0× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $12–$25
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$19
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $20 This hospital $19 Cash price $17 Hospital's list price $82

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

Highest price of the 6 SD hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $10 Priciest $19

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 SD hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Culture, blood is about $20 (about 2.0× the $10 Medicare rate). Dunes Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $19, or about $17 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dakota Dunes, SD.

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✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 $10 - $66 97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $11 - $24 107%
Cignamajor $57 552%
Amerigroup $11 107%
HealthPartners $80 775%
Molina $11 107%
Oscar Health $13 126%
Sanford Health Plan $70 678%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $11 - $70
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 600 N Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals