CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel)

Facility: SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest

Billing Code: 80061 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16

about 1.2× the $13 Medicare rate · typically $14–$38

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $13 Fair price $16 This hospital $17 Cash price $425 Hospital's list price $773

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OK hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $8 Priciest $17

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) is about $16 (about 1.2× the $13 Medicare rate). SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest charges insurers about $17, or about $425 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Midwest City, OK.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareAetnaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13 - $14	97%
Cignamajor	$16	119%
Humanamajor	$14	105%
Ambetter (Centene)	$18	134%
Health Net	$29	217%
Medica	$20	149%
Oscar Health	$15 - $18	112%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$17 - $26

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 425), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 80061.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 80061.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest

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