CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, hemoglobin

Facility: Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital

Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$3
about 1.5× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$4
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$3
About the fair price
1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $3 This hospital $3 Hospital's list price $174

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $2 Priciest $3

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

A fair price for a Blood test, hemoglobin is about $3 (about 1.5× the $2 Medicare rate). Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital charges insurers about $3 — about the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, PA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $2 - $40 84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2 - $18 84%
Aetnamajor $3 - $255 127%
Cignamajor $2 84%
Humanamajor $2 84%
Geisinger $2 - $92 84%
HealthPartners $2 - $4 84%
UPMC Health Plan $2 - $6 84%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $2 - $87
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 8835 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals