CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Brookings Health System
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$14
about 7.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $5–$27
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $14 Cash price $51 Hospital's list price $102
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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $84 | 3544% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $34 | 1435% |
| Humanamajor | $92 | 3882% |
| Medica | $40 - $75 | 1688% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $97 | 4093% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $92 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Brookings Health System
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other SD hospitals
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- Faulkton Area Medical Center · Faulkton $3
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital · Rapid City $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.