CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin D

Facility: Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

Billing Code: 82306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$35
about 1.2× the $30 Medicare rate · typically $24–$42
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$41
Above the fair price
about $6 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $30 Fair price $35 This hospital $41 Cash price $456 Hospital's list price $507

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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 $35 (about 1.2× the $30 Medicare rate). Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital charges insurers about $41, or about $456 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Orwigsburg, 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 $35. 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

✓ 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 $32 - $138 108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $30 - $227 101%
Aetnamajor $30 - $112 101%
Cignamajor $143 483%
Humanamajor $31 105%
AmeriHealth $41 139%
Geisinger $30 - $131 101%
UPMC Health Plan $31 - $140 105%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 100 Paramount Boulevard, Orwigsburg, PA 17961
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals