CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)

Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif

Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.0× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $10–$17
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$11
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $10 This hospital $11 Cash price $91 Hospital's list price $91

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $7 Priciest $11

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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, average blood sugar (A1c) is about $10 (about 1.0× the $10 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif charges insurers about $11, or about $91 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sacramento, CA.

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 $10 - $14 103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 - $14 93%
Aetnamajor $9 - $12 93%
Cignamajor $11 113%
Humanamajor $10 103%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $12 - $100 124%
Ambetter (Centene) $7 - $18 72%
Amerigroup $6 - $9 62%
AmeriHealth $11 - $18 113%
CareSource $11 - $12 113%
Molina $10 - $12 103%
Providence Health Plan $11 113%
WellCare $12 124%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $7 - $536
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2425 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens