Blood test, glucose (blood sugar)
Facility: Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Billing Code: 82947 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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, glucose (blood sugar) is about $4 (about 1.0× the $4 Medicare rate). Excela Health - Frick Hospital charges insurers about $5, or about $14 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Mount Pleasant, 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 $4. 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.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $4 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $9 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $4 - $9 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $4 - $10 | 102% |
| Humanamajor | $4 | 102% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $5 | 127% |
| AmeriHealth | $4 - $5 | 102% |
| Devoted Health | $4 | 102% |
| Geisinger | $4 - $5 | 102% |
| HealthPartners | $4 - $5 | 102% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $4 - $24 | 102% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $18 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Excela Health - Frick Hospital
Compare: Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) at other PA hospitals
- UPMC McKeesport Hospital · Mc Keesport $4
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $4
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $4
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $4
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital · Philadelphia $4
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $4
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus · Quakertown $4
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.