CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, complete blood count (CBC)

Facility: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 85025 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.3× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $6–$12
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$12
Above the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $10 This hospital $12 Cash price $143 Hospital's list price $150

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) is about $10 (about 1.3× the $8 Medicare rate). Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $12, or about $143 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Fairbanks, AK.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $10. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $143 1840%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $12 103%
Aetnamajor $144 1853%
Cignamajor $147 1892%
Banner Health $41 528%
Moda Health $12 154%
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1650 Cowles Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals