CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, basic metabolic panel

Facility: Ochsner Laird Hospital

Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$15
about 1.9× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $9–$69
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$15
About the fair price
1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $15 This hospital $15 Cash price $16 Hospital's list price $27

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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 $5 Priciest $15

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, basic metabolic panel is about $15 (about 1.9× the $8 Medicare rate). Ochsner Laird Hospital charges insurers about $15, or about $16 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Union, 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

✓ 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 $4 - $17 47%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $12 - $19 142%
Aetnamajor $15 - $18 177%
Cignamajor $8 - $17 95%
Humanamajor $6 - $17 71%
Ambetter (Centene) $12 - $17 142%
WellCare $8 - $17 95%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $8 - $32
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 25117 Highway 15, Union, MS 39365
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals