CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, amylase

Facility: Rhode Island Hospital

Billing Code: 82150 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 1.7× the $6 Medicare rate · typically $7–$11
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $6 Fair price $10 This hospital $9 Cash price $75 Hospital's list price $75

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How this hospital compares to other RI hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 5 RI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $6 Priciest $12

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, amylase is about $10 (about 1.7× the $6 Medicare rate). Rhode Island Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $75 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Providence, 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 $13 201%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $7 77%
Aetnamajor $7 - $41 108%
Cignamajor $6 - $27 93%
Harvard Pilgrim $40 617%
Tufts Health Plan $30 463%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02902
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals