CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, hemoglobin

Facility: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$3
about 1.5× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $2–$4
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$1
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $2 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $3 This hospital $1 Cash price $56 Hospital's list price $59

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⚠ 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, hemoglobin is about $3 (about 1.5× the $2 Medicare rate). Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $1, or about $56 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fairbanks, AK.

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 $53 - $58 2236%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1 - $2 42%
Aetnamajor $54 - $59 2278%
Cignamajor $55 - $60 2321%
Banner Health $15 - $16 633%
Moda Health $1 42%
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