CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, potassium

Facility: Holy Cross Hospital

Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$4
about 0.8× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $4–$20
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$5
Above the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $4 This hospital $5 Cash price $34 Hospital's list price $44

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $3 Priciest $5

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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, potassium is about $4 (about 0.8× the $5 Medicare rate). Holy Cross Hospital charges insurers about $5, or about $34 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $2 - $136 42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $3 - $216 63%
Aetnamajor $3 - $136 63%
Cignamajor $2 - $140 42%
Humanamajor $3 - $57 63%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $4 - $183 84%
Ambetter (Centene) $3 - $8 63%
AvMed $8 - $27 168%
Clover Health $5 105%
GEHA $2 - $6 42%
Health Net $3 - $33 63%
HealthPartners $3 63%
Meridian $3 - $5 63%
Molina $3 - $8 63%
MVP Health Care $21 - $27 441%
Oscar Health $6 - $8 126%
Paramount $3 63%
Presbyterian $3 - $5 63%
Tufts Health Plan $3 63%
UniCare $31 - $40 651%
UPMC Health Plan $3 - $27 63%
WellMed $5 105%
WellSense $3 63%
+ 233 smaller / regional plans $3 - $183
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4725 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals