CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Sharp 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–$5
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $3 Cash price $29 Hospital's list price $39
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana
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 - $29 | 1139% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $22 - $27 | 928% |
| Aetnamajor | $29 | 1224% |
| Cignamajor | $22 | 928% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1 | 42% |
| Health Net | $1 | 42% |
| Molina | $5 - $22 | 211% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $11 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.