CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: National Jewish Health
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–$4
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $3 Cash price $17 Hospital's list price $24
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 | $8 | 338% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $18 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $17 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $19 | 506% |
| Humanamajor | $8 - $16 | 338% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $8 - $20 | 338% |
| SelectHealth | $2 - $5 | 84% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $18 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital · Grand Junction $2
- Boulder Community Health · Boulder $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.