CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, sodium

Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia

Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$5
about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$8
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$7
Above the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $5 This hospital $7 Hospital's list price $32

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $3 Priciest $7

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, sodium is about $5 (about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $7 — above the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $5. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $5 - $21 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $3 - $5 62%
Aetnamajor $5 - $26 104%
Cignamajor $20 - $26 416%
Humanamajor $20 416%
AmeriHealth $20 416%
CareSource $18 374%
Dean Health Plan $20 416%
GEHA $7 - $21 146%
Health Net $32 665%
HealthPartners $20 416%
MagnaCare $20 416%
Medical Mutual $20 416%
Molina $6 125%
MVP Health Care $20 416%
Paramount $20 416%
Priority Health $11 - $12 229%
Tufts Health Plan $20 416%
UniCare $20 416%
+ 132 smaller / regional plans $2 - $32
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 11 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 36475 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals