CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)
Facility: Rice Medical Center
Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$35
about 3.5× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $10–$67
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $35 Cash price $110 Hospital's list price $157
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 | $45 | 463% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $35 - $94 | 360% |
| Aetnamajor | $85 - $113 | 875% |
| Cignamajor | $84 | 865% |
| Humanamajor | $85 | 875% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $113 - $157 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $8
- El Campo Memorial Hospital · El Campo $8
- Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital · Kenedy $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.