CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Buchanan County Health Center
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$48
about 3.4× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $14–$93
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $48 Cash price $159 Hospital's list price $187
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 | $166 - $187 | 1218% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $93 - $187 | 682% |
| Aetnamajor | $168 - $187 | 1233% |
| Cignamajor | $155 | 1137% |
| Humanamajor | $187 | 1372% |
| HealthPartners | $67 - $187 | 492% |
| Molina | $187 | 1372% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $67 - $187 |
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Other Procedures at Buchanan County Health Center
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other IA hospitals
- Mercyone Centerville Medical Center · Centerville $9
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- Davis County Hospital · Bloomfield $13
- Horn Memorial Hospital · Ida Grove $13
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $14
- Trinity Muscatine · Muscatine $14
- Trinity Regional Medical Center · Fort Dodge $14
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.