CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Buchanan County Health Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 6.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$38
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $12 Cash price $40 Hospital's list price $48
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 | $42 - $48 | 1772% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $24 - $48 | 1013% |
| Aetnamajor | $43 - $48 | 1814% |
| Cignamajor | $39 | 1646% |
| Humanamajor | $48 | 2025% |
| HealthPartners | $17 - $48 | 717% |
| Molina | $48 | 2025% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $17 - $48 |
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- Genesis Medical Center-Davenport · Davenport $2
- St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $2
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics · Iowa City $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.