CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, potassium

Facility: St Francis Hospital & Medical Center

Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$6
about 1.2× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$8
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$6
About the fair price
1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $6 This hospital $6 Hospital's list price $31

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

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

Cheapest $3 Priciest $6

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, potassium is about $6 (about 1.2× the $5 Medicare rate). St Francis Hospital & Medical Center charges insurers about $6 — about the fair price. Located in Hartford, CT.

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 $5 - $26 105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 - $1,376 84%
Aetnamajor $5 - $25 105%
Cignamajor $5 - $26 105%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $5 - $1,376 105%
Dean Health Plan $21 441%
GEHA $5 105%
Harvard Pilgrim $5 105%
HealthPartners $7 147%
MagnaCare $7 147%
MVP Health Care $21 441%
Paramount $21 441%
UniCare $5 - $1,376 105%
+ 31 smaller / regional plans $5 - $1,376
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 114 Woodland Street & 500 Blue Hills Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals