CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, potassium

Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus

Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$5
about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $4–$11
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$5
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $5 This hospital $5 Cash price $36 Hospital's list price $55

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $3 Priciest $5

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, potassium is about $5 (about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $5, or about $36 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Shelby, 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

✓ 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 - $57 105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 - $54 84%
Aetnamajor $5 - $50 105%
Cignamajor $40 - $55 840%
Humanamajor $41 - $57 861%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $39 - $54 819%
AmeriHealth $41 - $57 861%
Dean Health Plan $40 - $55 840%
GEHA $37 - $57 777%
Medical Mutual $41 - $57 861%
Molina $19 - $26 399%
MVP Health Care $40 - $55 840%
Oscar Health $5 105%
Paramount $40 - $55 840%
Priority Health $41 - $57 861%
UniCare $41 - $57 861%
+ 119 smaller / regional plans $2 - $57
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 8 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 72 South State Street, Shelby, MI 49455
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals