CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$23
about 1.3× the $18 Medicare rate · typically $20–$24
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$24
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $18 Fair price $23 This hospital $24 Cash price $38 Hospital's list price $138

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

On the higher side — 4 of 6 other NH hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $18 Priciest $32

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) is about $23 (about 1.3× the $18 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $24, or about $38 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Keene, NH.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $17 - $166 92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $18 - $174 98%
Aetnamajor $18 - $150 98%
Cignamajor $18 - $108 98%
Ambetter (Centene) $18 98%
AmeriHealth $7 - $27 38%
Harvard Pilgrim $12 - $100 65%
MVP Health Care $18 - $108 98%
Tufts Health Plan $36 - $140 196%
WellCare $18 98%
WellSense $8 - $30 44%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $9 - $219
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 580 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals