CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$22
about 1.6× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $14–$35
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $22 Cash price $99 Hospital's list price $153
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 | $14 - $170 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $63 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $44 | 103% |
| Cignamajor | $61 - $76 | 448% |
| Fidelis Care | $25 | 183% |
| GEHA | $44 | 323% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $34 | 249% |
| HealthPartners | $61 - $76 | 448% |
| Independent Health | $116 - $144 | 851% |
| MagnaCare | $116 - $144 | 851% |
| Medical Mutual | $44 | 323% |
| MVP Health Care | $15 | 110% |
| Priority Health | $61 - $76 | 448% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $61 - $76 | 448% |
| UniCare | $35 | 257% |
| + 22 smaller / regional plans | $14 - $170 |
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, ferritin (iron stores) at other NY hospitals
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- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $14
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center · Jamaica $14
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $14
- St Mary's Healthcare · Amsterdam $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.