CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)

Facility: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital

Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 1.1× the $18 Medicare rate · typically $16–$28
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$29
Above the fair price
about $9 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $18 Fair price $20 This hospital $29 Cash price $56 Hospital's list price $79

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 $15 Priciest $29

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, PSA (prostate screen) is about $20 (about 1.1× the $18 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Livingston Hospital charges insurers about $29, or about $56 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Howell, 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 $20. 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.

6 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 $18 - $85 98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $10 - $30 54%
Aetnamajor $10 - $77 54%
Cignamajor $19 - $73 103%
Humanamajor $20 - $77 109%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $30 163%
AmeriHealth $20 - $77 109%
CareSource $66 359%
Dean Health Plan $19 - $72 103%
GEHA $18 - $69 98%
HealthPartners $19 - $73 103%
MagnaCare $20 - $77 109%
Medical Mutual $20 - $77 109%
Molina $24 131%
MVP Health Care $19 - $72 103%
Paramount $19 - $72 103%
Priority Health $46 - $51 250%
Tufts Health Plan $19 - $73 103%
UniCare $20 - $77 109%
+ 132 smaller / regional plans $5 - $94
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: 620 Byron Rd, Howell, MI 48843
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals