CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin D

Facility: UPMC Hamot

Billing Code: 82306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$34
about 1.1× the $30 Medicare rate · typically $29–$41
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$41
Above the fair price
about $7 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $30 Fair price $34 This hospital $41 Cash price $501 Hospital's list price $835

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $30 Priciest $41

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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, vitamin D is about $34 (about 1.1× the $30 Medicare rate). UPMC Hamot charges insurers about $41, or about $501 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Erie, PA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $34. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $32 - $47 108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $31 - $277 105%
Aetnamajor $30 - $584 101%
Cignamajor $32 - $334 108%
AmeriHealth $32 - $64 108%
Fidelis Care $30 101%
Geisinger $57 193%
HealthPartners $41 139%
Independent Health $30 101%
UPMC Health Plan $29 - $87 98%
WellCare $30 101%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $32 - $668
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 201 State Street, Erie, PA 16550
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals