CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel)
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 80061 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$54
about 4.2× the $13 Medicare rate · typically $20–$68
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13 Fair price $54 Cash price $90 Hospital's list price $113
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 | $36 - $142 | 269% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $38 - $131 | 284% |
| Aetnamajor | $37 - $170 | 276% |
| Cignamajor | $74 - $166 | 553% |
| Humanamajor | $37 - $82 | 276% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $76 - $169 | 568% |
| WellCare | $37 - $82 | 276% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) at other ME hospitals
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $13
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $13
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $14
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $14
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $16
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $16
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $16
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $16
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.