Blood test, potassium
Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center
Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NM hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, potassium is about $6 (about 1.2× the $5 Medicare rate). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $6, or about $4 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carlsbad, NM.
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
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 - $17 | 105% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $23 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $21 | 294% |
| Cignamajor | $17 - $21 | 357% |
| Devoted Health | $5 | 105% |
| Molina | $5 - $13 | 105% |
| Presbyterian | $5 - $18 | 105% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $23 |
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Other Procedures at Carlsbad Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, potassium at other NM hospitals
- UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $5
- Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $5
- Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $5
- Lincoln County Medical Center · Ruidoso $5
- Alta Vista Regional Hospital · Las Vegas $5
- Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $6
- Artesia General Hospital · Artesia $6
- Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.