CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)
Facility: Bucktail Medical Center
Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$34
about 1.9× the $18 Medicare rate · typically $18–$87
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $18 Fair price $34 Cash price $209 Hospital's list price $232
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $181 | 984% |
| Aetnamajor | $46 - $104 | 250% |
| Humanamajor | $90 | 489% |
| Geisinger | $90 - $209 | 489% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $90 | 489% |
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Other Procedures at Bucktail Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) at other PA hospitals
- Penn State Health St. Joseph · Reading $18
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- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $18
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $19
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $19
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $19
- West Penn Hospital · Pittsburgh $19
- UPMC Greene · Waynesburg $19
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.