Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, hemoglobin is about $3 (about 1.5× the $2 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $3, or about $21 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chelsea, MI.
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
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 - $22 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1 - $3 | 42% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $22 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $19 - $23 | 802% |
| Humanamajor | $18 - $21 | 759% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $3 | 127% |
| AmeriHealth | $18 - $21 | 759% |
| CareSource | $9 | 380% |
| Dean Health Plan | $20 - $24 | 844% |
| GEHA | $4 - $22 | 169% |
| Health Net | $27 - $32 | 1139% |
| HealthPartners | $21 - $25 | 886% |
| MagnaCare | $18 - $21 | 759% |
| Medical Mutual | $18 - $21 | 759% |
| Molina | $3 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $20 - $24 | 844% |
| Paramount | $20 - $24 | 844% |
| Priority Health | $6 - $7 | 253% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $21 - $25 | 886% |
| UniCare | $18 - $21 | 759% |
| + 124 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $32 |
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Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other MI hospitals
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $2
- Bronson Methodist Hospital · Kalamazoo $2
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi · Southfield $2
- Trinity Health Oakland Hospital · Pontiac $2
- Lake Huron Medical Center · Port Huron $2
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $2
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $2
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.