CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel)
Facility: Buchanan County Health Center
Billing Code: 80061 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$49
about 3.8× the $13 Medicare rate · typically $13–$94
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13 Fair price $49 Cash price $144 Hospital's list price $170
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 | $151 - $170 | 1128% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $85 - $170 | 635% |
| Aetnamajor | $153 - $170 | 1143% |
| Cignamajor | $141 | 1053% |
| Humanamajor | $170 | 1270% |
| HealthPartners | $126 - $170 | 941% |
| Molina | $170 | 1270% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $61 - $170 |
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Other Procedures at Buchanan County Health Center
Compare: Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) at other IA hospitals
- Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton · New Hampton $9
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- Davis County Hospital · Bloomfield $10
- Horn Memorial Hospital · Ida Grove $10
- Monroe County Hospital · Albia $11
- Shenandoah Medical Center · Shenandoah $11
- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs $13
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.