CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Steele Memorial Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 4.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $4–$18
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $8 Cash price $25 Hospital's list price $33
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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $31 | 1308% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $33 | 675% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $31 | 633% |
| Cignamajor | $30 | 1266% |
| SelectHealth | $16 - $31 | 675% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $16 - $33 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Steele Memorial Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other ID hospitals
- West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $2
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $2
- Madison Memorial Hospital · Rexburg $2
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $2
- Treasure Valley Hospital · Boise $2
- Mountain View Hospital · Idaho Falls $2
- Northwest Specialty Hospital · Post Falls $2
- St Luke's Nampa Medical Center · Nampa $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.