Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Overlook Medical Center
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) is about $14 (about 1.0× the $14 Medicare rate). Overlook Medical Center charges insurers about $17, or about $47 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Summit, NJ.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $14. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $14 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $176 | 73% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $96 | 88% |
| Cignamajor | $7 - $69 | 51% |
| Humanamajor | $139 | 1020% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $114 | 836% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $28 - $69 | 205% |
| AmeriHealth | $14 - $100 | 103% |
| GEHA | $14 | 103% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $14 | 103% |
| Health Net | $23 - $176 | 169% |
| MagnaCare | $24 - $165 | 176% |
| MVP Health Care | $7 | 51% |
| Oscar Health | $139 | 1020% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $7 | 51% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $15 - $69 | 110% |
| WellCare | $15 - $69 | 110% |
| + 79 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $207 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Overlook Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other NJ hospitals
- Children's Specialized Hospital · New Brunswick $11
- Hackensack University Medical Center · Hackensack $14
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center · Newark $14
- Palisades Medical Center · North Bergen $14
- St Mary's General Hospital · Passaic $14
- Clara Maass Medical Center · Belleville $14
- Chilton Medical Center · Pompton Plains $14
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.