CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic procedure preparation

Facility: St Peter's Hospital

Billing Code: G0279 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$44
about 1.1× the $40 Medicare rate · typically $15–$84
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$14
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $30 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $40 Fair price $44 This hospital $14 Cash price $114 Hospital's list price $155

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NY hospitals compared.

Cheapest $12 Priciest $18

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Diagnostic procedure preparation is about $44 (about 1.1× the $40 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $14, or about $114 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 $12 - $353 30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $12 - $353 30%
Aetnamajor $13 - $75 32%
Cignamajor $63 - $300 156%
Humanamajor $26 - $75 64%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $63 - $75 156%
Ambetter (Centene) $63 - $75 156%
AmeriHealth $63 - $75 156%
AvMed $63 - $75 156%
Bright Health $63 - $75 156%
CareSource $63 - $75 156%
Clover Health $63 - $75 156%
Dean Health Plan $63 - $75 156%
Fidelis Care $22 - $75 54%
Friday Health $63 - $75 156%
GEHA $63 - $75 156%
Geisinger $63 - $75 156%
Harvard Pilgrim $63 - $75 156%
Health Net $63 - $75 156%
HealthLink $63 - $75 156%
HealthPartners $63 - $300 156%
Independent Health $63 - $300 156%
MagnaCare $63 - $300 156%
Medica $63 - $75 156%
Medical Mutual $63 - $75 156%
Meridian $63 - $75 156%
Moda Health $63 - $75 156%
Molina $63 - $75 156%
MVP Health Care $63 - $265 156%
Oscar Health $63 - $75 156%
PacificSource $63 - $75 156%
Paramount $63 - $75 156%
Presbyterian $63 - $75 156%
Priority Health $63 - $300 156%
Providence Health Plan $63 - $75 156%
Sanford Health Plan $63 - $75 156%
Security Health Plan $63 - $75 156%
SelectHealth $63 - $75 156%
Sentara $63 - $75 156%
Tufts Health Plan $63 - $300 156%
UCare $63 - $75 156%
UniCare $63 - $265 156%
UPMC Health Plan $63 - $75 156%
WellCare $63 - $75 156%
WellMed $63 - $75 156%
WellSense $63 - $75 156%
+ 1049 smaller / regional plans $12 - $353
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 42 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 315 South Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals