CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, potassium

Facility: Stevens County Hospital

Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$14
about 2.8× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $8–$29
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$10
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $4 under the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $14 This hospital $10 Cash price $43 Hospital's list price $43

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $4 Priciest $10

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood test, potassium is about $14 (about 2.8× the $5 Medicare rate). Stevens County Hospital charges insurers about $10, or about $43 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hugoton, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 - $10 189%
Aetnamajor $2 - $43 42%
Humanamajor $16 336%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $41
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1006 South Jackson Street, Hugoton, KS 67951
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals