CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel)
Facility: Houlton Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 80061 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$41
about 3.2× the $13 Medicare rate · typically $15–$77
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13 Fair price $41 Cash price $146 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.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $146 | 1090% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $49 - $68 | 366% |
| Aetnamajor | $69 | 515% |
| Cignamajor | $140 | 1046% |
| WellCare | $68 | 508% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $79 - $136 |
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Other Procedures at Houlton Regional 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.