CMS Price Transparency Data

Colorectal cancer screening

Facility: Lowell General Hospital

Billing Code: G0010 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$56
about 1.2× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $48–$116
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $56 Cash price $110 Hospital's list price $157

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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.

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 $125 - $129 261%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $53 - $131 111%
Aetnamajor $124 - $144 259%
Cignamajor $78 - $167 163%
AmeriHealth $55 115%
AvMed $55 115%
GEHA $55 115%
Harvard Pilgrim $112 - $128 234%
Tufts Health Plan $86 - $167 180%
WellSense $55 115%
+ 102 smaller / regional plans $53 - $131
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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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals