CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)
Facility: Harlem Hospital Center
Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$32
about 1.8× the $18 Medicare rate · typically $21–$66
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $18 Fair price $32 Hospital's list price $77
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 | $27 - $56 | 147% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $45 - $101 | 245% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $54 | 76% |
| Cignamajor | $45 | 245% |
| Fidelis Care | $18 - $101 | 98% |
| MagnaCare | $22 | 120% |
| Oscar Health | $28 | 152% |
| WellCare | $46 | 250% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $101 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Harlem Hospital Center
Compare: Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $13
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $16
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $16
- Helen Hayes Hospital · West Haverstraw $17
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $18
- Richmond University Medical Center · Staten Island $18
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $18
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $18
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.