CMS Price Transparency Data
Culture, blood
Facility: Winkler County Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 87040 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$33
about 3.3× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $10–$77
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $33 Cash price $107 Hospital's list price $133
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $47 - $198 | 455% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $129 | 78% |
| Aetnamajor | $45 - $168 | 436% |
| Humanamajor | $45 - $168 | 436% |
| Molina | $45 - $198 | 436% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $45 - $198 |
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- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $9
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $9
- Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital · Kenedy $9
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont · Beaumont $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.