CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, hemoglobin

Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$4
about 2.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$8
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$6
Above the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 3.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $4 This hospital $6 Hospital's list price $31

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

Highest price of the 9 ID hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $2 Priciest $6

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, hemoglobin is about $4 (about 2.0× the $2 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $6 — above the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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 $2 - $76 84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2 - $76 84%
Aetnamajor $2 - $38 84%
Cignamajor $9 380%
Humanamajor $18 - $41 759%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $14 591%
Dean Health Plan $19 - $37 802%
GEHA $19 - $38 802%
Health Net $15 - $37 633%
Moda Health $2 - $151 84%
Molina $6 - $339 253%
PacificSource $13 - $30 549%
Paramount $19 - $37 802%
Priority Health $9 380%
SelectHealth $9 - $37 380%
+ 42 smaller / regional plans $2 - $79
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1055 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals