CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Children's Hosp of Los Angeles
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$4
about 2.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $2–$7
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $4 Cash price $2 Hospital's list price $4
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 | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $5 | 211% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2 | 84% |
| Health Net | $2 - $5 | 84% |
| Molina | $4 | 169% |
| Presbyterian | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Sentara | $3 - $4 | 127% |
| + 114 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $6 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.