CMS Price Transparency Data

Prostate cancer screening (blood test)

Facility: Rhode Island Hospital

Billing Code: G0103 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$28
about 1.5× the $19 Medicare rate · typically $20–$34
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$28
About the fair price
1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $19 Fair price $28 This hospital $28 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 $19 Priciest $35

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 Prostate cancer screening (blood test) is about $28 (about 1.5× the $19 Medicare rate). Rhode Island Hospital charges insurers about $28, 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 $37 192%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $14 - $22 73%
Aetnamajor $20 - $117 104%
Cignamajor $19 - $81 98%
Harvard Pilgrim $121 627%
Tufts Health Plan $65 337%

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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