CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin B12

Facility: Barnes Jewish Hospital

Billing Code: 82607 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 1.7× the $15 Medicare rate · typically $16–$30
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$29
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $15 Fair price $26 This hospital $29 Cash price $64 Hospital's list price $107

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $14 Priciest $29

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, vitamin B12 is about $26 (about 1.7× the $15 Medicare rate). Barnes Jewish Hospital charges insurers about $29, or about $64 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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 $15 - $80 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $47 - $93 312%
Aetnamajor $29 - $80 192%
Cignamajor $21 - $86 139%
Humanamajor $50 332%
HealthLink $52 - $81 345%
Medica $86 570%
Priority Health $36 239%
UniCare $70 - $81 464%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $18 - $80
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Saint Louis, MO 63110
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals