Blood test, potassium
Facility: Saint Mary's Hospital
Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other CT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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). Saint Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $5 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Waterbury, 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
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 - $25 | 105% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $5 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $9 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $5 - $20 | 105% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $5 | 105% |
| Dean Health Plan | $19 | 399% |
| GEHA | $5 | 105% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $5 | 105% |
| HealthPartners | $9 | 189% |
| MagnaCare | $9 | 189% |
| MVP Health Care | $19 | 399% |
| Paramount | $19 | 399% |
| UniCare | $5 | 105% |
| + 34 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $21 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Mary's Hospital
Compare: Blood test, potassium at other CT hospitals
- The Connecticut Hospice Inc. · Branford $3
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $5
- Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $5
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $5
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $5
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $5
- St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $5
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $5
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.