Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 82728
- Insurance Median: $26
- Cash Discount Price: $62
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.91x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $13.63 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $6 - $22 | 44% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $12 - $159 | 88% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $12 - $203 | 88% |
| Aetna | $13 - $199 | 95% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $13 | 95% |
| Humana | $13 - $14 | 95% |
| Iu Health Plan | $13 | 95% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $13 - $14 | 95% |
| Medicare (plans) | $13 | 95% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $13 | 95% |
| Small Business Aid | $13 | 95% |
| Tricare | $13 | 95% |
| Amish Aid | $14 - $111 | 103% |
| Caresource | $14 | 103% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $14 | 103% |
| Managed Health Services | $14 - $27 | 103% |
| Mhs | $14 | 103% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $14 | 103% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $14 | 103% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $14 | 103% |
| Node Va | $14 | 103% |
| One Call Work Comp | $14 | 103% |
| Police And Sheriff | $14 | 103% |
| Self Pay | $14 - $111 | 103% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $15 - $247 | 110% |
| Php Freedom Network | $16 - $25 | 117% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $17 | 125% |
| Cigna | $18 - $411 | 132% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $20 | 147% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 150 | $20 | 147% |
| Occunet In Work Comp | $20 | 147% |
| Three Rivers Preferred | $20 - $185 | 147% |
| Align Network | $22 | 161% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 175 | $24 | 176% |
| Sagamore | $24 - $222 | 176% |
| Encore Ppo | $25 - $206 | 183% |
| Encore Wc | $25 | 183% |
| Medrisk In Work Comp | $25 | 183% |
| Prime Health Services | $25 - $308 | 183% |
| Three Rivers Preferred In Work Comp | $25 | 183% |
| In Work Comp | $27 | 198% |
| Lutheran Network | $27 | 198% |
| Objective Surgical | $27 | 198% |
| Encore Kba Epo | $33 | 242% |
| Multiplan | $34 - $321 | 249% |
| First Health | $38 - $316 | 279% |
| Encore | $40 - $329 | 293% |
| Encore Kba Ppo | $41 | 301% |