CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)

Facility: Grossmont Hospital

Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 1.1× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $8–$17
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $11 Cash price $65 Hospital's list price $87

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What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 $27 - $61 278%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $30 - $78 309%
Aetnamajor $13 - $70 134%
Cignamajor $53 - $61 546%
Humanamajor $44 - $70 453%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $65 669%
Health Net $1 - $70 10%
Molina $70 721%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $1 - $71
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
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: 5555 Grossmont Center Drive Box 58, La Mesa, CA 91942
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals