CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, creatinine (kidney)
Facility: Northern Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 82565 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 2.6× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $6–$34
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $13 Hospital's list price $29
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 | $16 - $28 | 313% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $18 | 313% |
| Aetnamajor | $16 - $27 | 313% |
| Cignamajor | $28 | 547% |
| Humanamajor | $16 | 313% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $26 | 508% |
| WellCare | $16 | 313% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $16 - $28 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Other Procedures at Northern Maine Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, creatinine (kidney) at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $5
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $5
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $5
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $5
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $6
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $6
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $6
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.