CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, complete blood count (CBC)

Facility: The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston

Billing Code: 85025 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 1.5× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $9–$16
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$11
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $12 This hospital $11 Cash price $75 Hospital's list price $75

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $8 Priciest $11

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA 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, complete blood count (CBC) is about $12 (about 1.5× the $8 Medicare rate). The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston charges insurers about $11, or about $75 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boston, MA.

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 $11 142%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $28 360%
Aetnamajor $8 103%
Cignamajor $8 103%
Ambetter (Centene) $7 - $14 90%
AmeriHealth $14 180%
Harvard Pilgrim $11 142%
Providence Health Plan $11 142%
Tufts Health Plan $817 10515%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $7 - $11

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Childrens