CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Kossuth Regional Health Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 6.5× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$37
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $13 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.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $18 - $36 | 759% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 | 295% |
| Aetnamajor | $44 - $46 | 1857% |
| Humanamajor | $18 | 759% |
| Amerigroup | $18 - $49 | 759% |
| HealthPartners | $33 - $46 | 1392% |
| Molina | $48 | 2025% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $18 - $40 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.