CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin B12

Facility: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital

Billing Code: 82607 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$18
about 1.2× the $15 Medicare rate · typically $15–$26
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$24
Above the fair price
about $6 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $15 Fair price $18 This hospital $24 Cash price $48 Hospital's list price $73

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 $12 Priciest $24

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, vitamin B12 is about $18 (about 1.2× the $15 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Livingston Hospital charges insurers about $24, or about $48 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 $18. 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 $2 - $129 13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $25 53%
Aetnamajor $2 - $116 13%
Cignamajor $3 - $111 20%
Humanamajor $3 - $116 20%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $25 166%
AmeriHealth $3 - $116 20%
CareSource $54 358%
Dean Health Plan $3 - $110 20%
GEHA $2 - $105 13%
HealthPartners $3 - $111 20%
MagnaCare $3 - $116 20%
Medical Mutual $3 - $116 20%
Molina $20 133%
MVP Health Care $3 - $110 20%
Paramount $3 - $110 20%
Priority Health $38 - $42 252%
Tufts Health Plan $3 - $111 20%
UniCare $3 - $116 20%
+ 132 smaller / regional plans $2 - $143
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