CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$6
about 3.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$12
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $6 Cash price $43 Hospital's list price $72
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 | $13 - $34 | 549% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $20 | 127% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $40 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $3 - $40 | 127% |
| AmeriHealth | $3 - $12 | 127% |
| Geisinger | $13 - $32 | 549% |
| HealthPartners | $12 | 506% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $7 - $24 | 295% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $65 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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- West Penn Hospital · Pittsburgh $2
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- UPMC Greene · Waynesburg $2
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.