CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$51
about 6.4× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $15–$74
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $51 Cash price $85 Hospital's list price $106
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 | $24 - $128 | 284% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $25 - $119 | 296% |
| Aetnamajor | $24 - $154 | 284% |
| Cignamajor | $49 - $150 | 579% |
| Humanamajor | $24 - $74 | 284% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $50 - $153 | 591% |
| WellCare | $24 - $74 | 284% |
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other ME hospitals
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $8
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $8
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $9
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $9
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $10
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $10
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $10
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.