CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, sodium
Facility: Franklin General Hospital
Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$21
about 4.2× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $6–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $21 Cash price $52 Hospital's list price $58
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $3 - $48 | 62% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $20 - $23 | 416% |
| Aetnamajor | $54 - $55 | 1123% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $24 - $37 | 499% |
| Amerigroup | $23 - $24 | 478% |
| Molina | $24 - $25 | 499% |
| Oscar Health | $35 | 728% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $23 - $49 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics · Iowa City $5
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.