CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Lowell General Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$4
about 2.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$8
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $4 Cash price $6 Hospital's list price $9
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 | $7 - $10 | 295% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $7 | 253% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $9 | 295% |
| Cignamajor | $5 - $8 | 211% |
| AmeriHealth | $3 | 127% |
| AvMed | $3 | 127% |
| GEHA | $3 | 127% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $9 - $10 | 380% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $4 - $9 | 169% |
| WellSense | $3 - $9 | 127% |
| + 105 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $9 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Lowell General Hospital
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other MA hospitals
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $2
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $2
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $2
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $2
- Good Samaritan Medical Center · Brockton $2
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $3
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $3
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $3
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.