CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Dunes Surgical Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$5
about 2.5× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $5 Cash price $4 Hospital's list price $25
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✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 | $2 - $20 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $21 | 127% |
| Cignamajor | $17 - $18 | 717% |
| Amerigroup | $3 | 127% |
| HealthPartners | $23 - $24 | 970% |
| Molina | $3 | 127% |
| Oscar Health | $3 | 127% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $20 - $21 | 844% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $21 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Dunes Surgical Hospital
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other SD hospitals
- Sanford Usd Medical Center · Sioux Falls $2
- Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC · Rapid City $2
- Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen $2
- Faulkton Area Medical Center · Faulkton $3
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital · Rapid City $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.