CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin D

Facility: The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston

Billing Code: 82306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$52
about 1.7× the $30 Medicare rate · typically $35–$67
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$41
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $11 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $30 Fair price $52 This hospital $41 Cash price $287 Hospital's list price $287

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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 $30 Priciest $41

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, vitamin D is about $52 (about 1.7× the $30 Medicare rate). The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston charges insurers about $41, or about $287 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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 $42 142%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $104 351%
Aetnamajor $30 101%
Cignamajor $32 108%
Ambetter (Centene) $26 - $54 88%
AmeriHealth $54 182%
Harvard Pilgrim $41 139%
Providence Health Plan $41 139%
Tufts Health Plan $817 2760%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $26 - $41

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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