CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, liver function panel

Facility: Albany Medical Center Hospital

Billing Code: 80076 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.3× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $8–$20
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $10 This hospital $9 Cash price $9 Hospital's list price $18

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $6 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, liver function panel is about $10 (about 1.3× the $8 Medicare rate). Albany Medical Center Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $9 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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 $8 - $171 98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $103 61%
Aetnamajor $8 - $19 98%
Cignamajor $8 98%
CDPHP $6 - $103 73%
Fidelis Care $6 - $128 73%
MagnaCare $14 - $171 171%
MVP Health Care $6 - $98 73%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $8 - $171
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals