CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$54
about 3.9× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $23–$84
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $54 Cash price $123 Hospital's list price $154
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 | $44 - $170 | 323% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $46 - $157 | 337% |
| Aetnamajor | $45 - $204 | 330% |
| Cignamajor | $90 - $200 | 660% |
| Humanamajor | $45 - $99 | 330% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $92 - $203 | 675% |
| WellCare | $45 - $99 | 330% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $14
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $14
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $14
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $14
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $16
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $16
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $16
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.