Blood test, sodium
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.
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, sodium is about $5 (about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $5, or about $2 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 - $70 | 21% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $8 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $500 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $1 - $65 | 21% |
| Humanamajor | $5 | 104% |
| CareSource | $4 | 83% |
| Devoted Health | $5 | 104% |
| Molina | $5 - $8 | 104% |
| WellCare | $5 | 104% |
| + 25 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $329 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Central
Compare: Blood test, sodium at other MS hospitals
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $4
- Magee General Hospital · Magee $4
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $4
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $4
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport · Gulfport $5
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $5
- Merit Health Madison · Canton $5
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $5
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.