CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, sodium

Facility: Franklin County Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.6× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $6–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $8 This hospital $9 Cash price $22 Hospital's list price $22

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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, sodium is about $8 (about 1.6× the $5 Medicare rate). Franklin County Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $22 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Meadville, MS.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $5 - $34 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 166%
Aetnamajor $9 - $30 187%
Ambetter (Centene) $9 - $30 187%
Molina $4 83%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $4
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: Hwy 84 Box 636, Meadville, MS 39653
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals