CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin D

Facility: Penn State Health St. Joseph

Billing Code: 82306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$33
about 1.1× the $30 Medicare rate · typically $24–$68
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$30
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $30 Fair price $33 This hospital $30 Cash price $50 Hospital's list price $192

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $30 Priciest $31

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, vitamin D is about $33 (about 1.1× the $30 Medicare rate). Penn State Health St. Joseph charges insurers about $30, or about $50 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Reading, 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 $30 - $130 101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $25 - $112 84%
Aetnamajor $30 - $98 101%
Cignamajor $86 - $118 291%
Humanamajor $30 101%
AmeriHealth $25 - $30 84%
Cigna HealthSpring $30 101%
Geisinger $27 - $139 91%
HealthPartners $28 - $30 95%
UPMC Health Plan $30 - $142 101%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $28 - $95
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: 2500 Bernville Road, Reading, PA 19605
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals