CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: McPherson Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 5.5× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$18
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $11 Cash price $19 Hospital's list price $25
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 | $2 - $74 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $74 | 633% |
| Cignamajor | $17 - $70 | 717% |
| Humanamajor | $2 | 84% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $3 | 127% |
| HealthPartners | $17 - $70 | 717% |
| WellCare | $2 | 84% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $75 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at McPherson Hospital
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other KS hospitals
- Stafford County Hospital · Stafford $1
- Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc · Pittsburg $2
- St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City · Garden City $2
- Labette Health · Parsons $2
- Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. · Wichita $2
- Wesley Medical Center · Wichita $2
- Lmh · Lawrence $2
- Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc · Manhattan $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.