CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$30
about 2.1× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $15–$49
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $30 Cash price $219 Hospital's list price $438
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $8 | 59% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $14 - $115 | 103% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $65 | 103% |
| Clover Health | $14 | 103% |
| Molina | $15 | 110% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $15 |
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Other Procedures at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other SC hospitals
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- 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.