CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)

Facility: Cherokee Medical Center

Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$19
about 1.9× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $12–$19
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $19 Cash price $81 Hospital's list price $135

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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 $12 124%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $10 - $53 103%
Aetnamajor $10 103%
Cignamajor $10 - $19 103%
Devoted Health $10 103%
Health Net $27 278%
Molina $18 185%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $10
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1530 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC 29340
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals