CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, sodium
Facility: Kell West Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 2.6× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $9–$24
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $13 Hospital's list price $40
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $4 - $6 | 83% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $17 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $4 - $5 | 83% |
| Cignamajor | $4 - $56 | 83% |
| Humanamajor | $5 - $80 | 104% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $15 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Kell West Regional Hospital
Compare: Blood test, sodium at other TX hospitals
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $3
- Parkland Health & Hospital System · Dallas $4
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $4
- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $4
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $4
- Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital · Kenedy $4
- PAM Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North · Texarkana $4
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont · Beaumont $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.