CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Piedmont Medical Center
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$68
about 4.9× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $16–$133
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $68 Cash price $246 Hospital's list price $328
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $14 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $54 - $583 | 396% |
| Aetnamajor | $49 - $443 | 360% |
| Cignamajor | $112 | 822% |
| Humanamajor | $106 - $583 | 778% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $17 | 125% |
| Molina | $106 - $583 | 778% |
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Other Procedures at Piedmont Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other SC hospitals
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $14
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- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $14
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital · Clinton $14
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $14
- Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital · Sumter $14
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital · Greenville $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.