CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, sodium

Facility: Newport Hospital

Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.6× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $8 This hospital $9 Cash price $32 Hospital's list price $32

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How this hospital compares to other RI hospitals

Highest price of the 5 RI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $5 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 RI 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, sodium is about $8 (about 1.6× the $5 Medicare rate). Newport Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $32 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newport, RI.

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 $10 208%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $3 - $6 62%
Aetnamajor $5 - $31 104%
Cignamajor $9 - $21 187%
Harvard Pilgrim $23 478%
Tufts Health Plan $14 291%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals