Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Merit Health Women's Hospital
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 82728
- Insurance Median: $14
- Cash Discount Price: $114
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.03x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $13.63 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcare | $2 - $306 | 15% |
| Cigna | $3 - $234 | 22% |
| Self Pay | $3 - $236 | 22% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $4 - $322 | 29% |
| State Hospital | $5 - $408 | 37% |
| First Choice Mpcn | $6 - $483 | 44% |
| First Choice Standard | $6 - $494 | 44% |
| Coventry First Health | $7 - $558 | 51% |
| First Choice Ppo Plus | $8 - $591 | 59% |
| Aetna | $10 - $500 | 73% |
| Benefit Management Systems | $10 - $913 | 73% |
| First Choice Stratose | $11 - $859 | 81% |
| Health Choice Of Mississippi | $11 - $859 | 81% |
| Prime Health Services | $11 - $859 | 81% |
| Tricare | $11 - $12 | 81% |
| Magnolia Mcd Ms Chip | $12 | 88% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $12 - $14 | 88% |
| Caresource Truecare | $13 | 95% |
| Humana | $13 | 95% |
| Medicare (plans) | $13 | 95% |
| Molina Chip | $13 | 95% |
| Node Champva | $13 | 95% |
| Node Shared Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $13 | 95% |
| Node Vantage Health Mcr Adv | $13 | 95% |
| Node Windsor Mcr Adv | $13 | 95% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $14 - $21 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $14 - $24 | 103% |
| Mississippi Department Of Rehabilitation Services | $14 - $1,074 | 103% |
| Molina Exchange | $14 - $24 | 103% |
| Ms Work Comp | $14 - $1,074 | 103% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $14 | 103% |
| Node First Choice American Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $14 | 103% |
| Node First Choice Seven Corners | $14 - $23 | 103% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $14 | 103% |
| Node Molina Mcr Adv | $14 | 103% |
| Node Va | $14 | 103% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $14 | 103% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $15 | 110% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $17 | 125% |
| First Choice Preferred | $20 | 147% |
| Occunet | $20 | 147% |
| Magnolia Exchange | $24 | 176% |
| First Choice Lgp | $30 | 220% |
| Vantage Health | $31 | 227% |