CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)

Facility: Rhode Island Hospital

Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$29
about 1.6× the $18 Medicare rate · typically $19–$33
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$27
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $18 Fair price $29 This hospital $27 Cash price $115 Hospital's list price $115

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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 $18 Priciest $34

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, PSA (prostate screen) is about $29 (about 1.6× the $18 Medicare rate). Rhode Island Hospital charges insurers about $27, or about $115 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 $37 201%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $13 - $21 71%
Aetnamajor $19 - $117 103%
Cignamajor $18 - $77 98%
Harvard Pilgrim $115 625%
Tufts Health Plan $85 462%

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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