CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Owatonna Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 4.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $5–$17
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $8 Cash price $25 Hospital's list price $45
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $10 - $53 | 422% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $7 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $46 | 84% |
| HealthPartners | $10 - $57 | 422% |
| Medica | $2 - $65 | 84% |
| UCare | $3 - $15 | 127% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $77 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Winona Health Services · Winona $2
- St Lukes Hospital · Duluth $2
- Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital · Saint Louis Park $2
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.