CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Madison County Health Care System
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$17
about 8.5× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $6–$36
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $17 Cash price $38 Hospital's list price $47
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 | $15 - $53 | 633% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $33 - $36 | 1392% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $38 | 633% |
| Amerigroup | $17 - $29 | 717% |
| Molina | $17 - $29 | 717% |
| Oscar Health | $23 - $38 | 970% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $59 |
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 $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.