CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Sweeny Community Hospital
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$29
about 3.6× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $10–$93
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $29 Cash price $123 Hospital's list price $205
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 | $111 - $164 | 1312% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $61 - $102 | 721% |
| Aetnamajor | $17 - $119 | 201% |
| Cignamajor | $133 | 1572% |
| Amerigroup | $119 - $205 | 1407% |
| Molina | $119 - $145 | 1407% |
| WellCare | $119 | 1407% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $102 - $199 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital · Nacogdoches $6
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- Ascension Providence · Waco $7
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- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $7
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.