CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$6
about 3.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $2–$20
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $6 Cash price $41 Hospital's list price $41
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser 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 | $9 | 380% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $16 | 506% |
| Cignamajor | $8 | 338% |
| Fidelis Care | $34 - $41 | 1435% |
| MagnaCare | $26 - $33 | 1097% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $36 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other NY hospitals
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center · Jamaica $2
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- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $2
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $2
- Sisters of Charity Hospital · Buffalo $2
- Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake · Saranac Lake $2
- Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.