CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, potassium

Facility: Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

Billing Code: 84132 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$7
about 1.4× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $6–$8
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$7
About the fair price
1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $7 This hospital $7 Cash price $18 Hospital's list price $29

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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 $5 Priciest $7

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, potassium is about $7 (about 1.4× the $5 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charges insurers about $7, or about $18 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewistown, 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 $13 273%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $16 105%
Aetnamajor $12 - $14 252%
Cignamajor $13 - $15 273%
Humanamajor $5 105%
Ambetter (Centene) $11 231%
AmeriHealth $7 147%
Geisinger $5 - $22 105%
HealthPartners $8 168%
UPMC Health Plan $5 - $11,890 105%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $5 - $23
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals