CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin D

Facility: UPMC Altoona

Billing Code: 82306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$36
about 1.2× the $30 Medicare rate · typically $25–$41
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$41
About the fair price
about $5 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $30 Fair price $36 This hospital $41 Cash price $272 Hospital's list price $453

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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 $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 $36 (about 1.2× the $30 Medicare rate). UPMC Altoona charges insurers about $41, or about $272 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Altoona, PA.

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 - $232 108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $32 - $61 108%
Aetnamajor $41 - $240 139%
Cignamajor $32 - $226 108%
AmeriHealth $32 - $64 108%
Geisinger $57 - $249 193%
HealthPartners $41 139%
UPMC Health Plan $29 - $190 98%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $32 - $362
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: 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals