CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Metropolitan Hospital Center
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$36
about 2.6× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $14–$49
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $36 Hospital's list price $57
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 | $20 - $35 | 147% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $28 - $64 | 205% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $40 | 73% |
| Cignamajor | $34 | 249% |
| Fidelis Care | $14 - $64 | 103% |
| MagnaCare | $16 | 117% |
| Oscar Health | $20 | 147% |
| WellCare | $34 | 249% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $64 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Metropolitan Hospital Center
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $10
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $12
- Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake · Saranac Lake $13
- Helen Hayes Hospital · West Haverstraw $13
- 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.