CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: St Josephs Area Health Services
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$32
about 4.0× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $9–$90
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $32 Cash price $96 Hospital's list price $174
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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $127 - $144 | 1501% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $118 | 95% |
| Humanamajor | $8 | 95% |
| HealthPartners | $61 - $153 | 721% |
| Medica | $9 - $61 | 106% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $165 | 1950% |
| UCare | $9 - $153 | 106% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $61 |
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Other Procedures at St Josephs Area Health Services
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- Essentia Health Sandstone · Sandstone $8
- Essentia Health Ada · Ada $8
- Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital · Graceville $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.