CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 5.5× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $6–$23
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $11 Cash price $15 Hospital's list price $19
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 | $7 - $18 | 295% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $16 | 338% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $21 | 338% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $21 | 633% |
| Humanamajor | $8 - $10 | 338% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $15 - $21 | 633% |
| WellCare | $8 - $10 | 338% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $2
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $2
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $2
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $2
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $3
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $3
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $3
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $3
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.