Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) is about $14 (about 1.0× the $14 Medicare rate). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $14, or about $4 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.
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
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 | $1 - $142 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $14 - $24 | 103% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $500 | 103% |
| Cignamajor | $3 - $132 | 22% |
| Humanamajor | $13 | 95% |
| CareSource | $13 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $14 | 103% |
| Molina | $13 - $24 | 95% |
| WellCare | $14 | 103% |
| + 25 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $668 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Central
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other MS hospitals
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $9
- Merit Health River Oaks · Flowood $10
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $12
- Magee General Hospital · Magee $12
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $12
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $12
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $12
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport · Gulfport $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.