CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Northern Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$6
about 3.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$20
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $6 Hospital's list price $9
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 | $2 - $13 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $12 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $13 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $4 - $14 | 169% |
| Humanamajor | $2 - $8 | 84% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $4 - $12 | 169% |
| WellCare | $2 - $8 | 84% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $13 |
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, 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.