CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, potassium

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto

Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$9
about 1.8× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $7–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $9 This hospital $9 Cash price $26 Hospital's list price $131

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $4 Priciest $9

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, potassium is about $9 (about 1.8× the $5 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto charges insurers about $9, or about $26 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Southaven, MS.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $6 - $9 126%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $79 105%
Aetnamajor $5 - $34 105%
Humanamajor $5 - $73 105%
Devoted Health $5 105%
Health Net $10 210%
Molina $5 - $66 105%
Oscar Health $5 105%
+ 65 smaller / regional plans $5 - $118
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals