CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)

Facility: Mount Auburn Hospital

Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$18
about 1.8× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $12–$24
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $18 Cash price $79 Hospital's list price $79

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What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $10 103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $24 247%
Harvard Pilgrim $30 309%
UniCare $20 206%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals