CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, creatinine (kidney)
Facility: Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Billing Code: 82565 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.6× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$16
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $8 Hospital's list price $79
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 | $5 - $79 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $23 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $17 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $36 | 703% |
| Fidelis Care | $9 | 176% |
| GEHA | $17 | 332% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $13 | 254% |
| HealthPartners | $36 | 703% |
| Independent Health | $67 | 1309% |
| MagnaCare | $67 | 1309% |
| Medical Mutual | $17 | 332% |
| MVP Health Care | $5 | 98% |
| Priority Health | $36 | 703% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $36 | 703% |
| UniCare | $13 | 254% |
| + 22 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $79 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Compare: Blood test, creatinine (kidney) at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $4
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $4
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $5
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center · Jamaica $5
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $5
- St Mary's Healthcare · Amsterdam $5
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $5
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $5
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.