CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, sodium

Facility: North Alabama Medical Center

Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$5
about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$7
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$5
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $5 This hospital $5 Cash price $47 Hospital's list price $135

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $4 Priciest $5

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ 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, sodium is about $5 (about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate). North Alabama Medical Center charges insurers about $5, or about $47 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Florence, AL.

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 $46 956%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 83%
Aetnamajor $5 104%
Humanamajor $5 104%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1701 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals