CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$44
about 4.4× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $16–$62
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $44 Cash price $86 Hospital's list price $107
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $40 - $103 | 412% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $41 - $95 | 422% |
| Aetnamajor | $41 - $123 | 422% |
| Cignamajor | $82 - $121 | 844% |
| Humanamajor | $41 - $60 | 422% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $83 - $123 | 855% |
| WellCare | $41 - $60 | 422% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $10
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $10
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $10
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $10
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $11
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $11
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $11
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.