CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, sodium
Facility: Northern Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 2.4× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $6–$31
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $12 Hospital's list price $27
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 | $15 - $26 | 312% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $15 - $17 | 312% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $25 | 312% |
| Cignamajor | $26 | 541% |
| Humanamajor | $15 | 312% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $24 | 499% |
| WellCare | $15 | 312% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $26 |
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, sodium 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.