Blood test, creatinine (kidney)
Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children
Billing Code: 82565 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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, creatinine (kidney) is about $6 (about 1.2× the $5 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children charges insurers about $7, or about $42 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Greenville, SC.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $6. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $9 | 176% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $30 | 137% |
| Cignamajor | $6 | 117% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 137% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $5 - $9 | 98% |
| AmeriHealth | $6 - $9 | 117% |
| CareSource | $6 | 117% |
| Molina | $7 | 137% |
| Providence Health Plan | $6 | 117% |
| SelectHealth | $7 | 137% |
| WellCare | $6 - $9 | 117% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $9 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Shriners Hospitals for Children
Compare: Blood test, creatinine (kidney) at other SC hospitals
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $5
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $5
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital · Columbia $5
- Anmed Health · Anderson $5
- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $5
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $5
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital · Clinton $5
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $5
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.