CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, potassium

Facility: HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital

Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)

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about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$5

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What this hospital charges insurers

About the fair price

1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $5 Fair price $5 This hospital $5 Hospital's list price $1,811

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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.

A fair price for a Blood test, potassium is about $5 (about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital charges insurers about $5 — about the fair price. Located in Hudson, FL.

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✓ 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	$5 - $815	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5	105%
Aetnamajor	$5 - $543	105%
Cignamajor	$5	105%
Humanamajor	$4 - $507	84%
AvMed	$145 - $453	3046%
CareSource	$4	84%
Devoted Health	$5	105%
Molina	$344 - $489	7227%
Oscar Health	$6	126%
Simply Healthcare	$6 - $279	126%
WellCare	$5	105%
WellMed	$5	105%
+ 22 smaller / regional plans	$5 - $905

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 84132.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 84132.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital

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