CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Rice Medical Center
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$33
about 4.1× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $9–$83
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $33 Cash price $156 Hospital's list price $223
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 | $60 - $66 | 709% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $31 - $140 | 366% |
| Aetnamajor | $114 - $168 | 1348% |
| Cignamajor | $113 - $125 | 1336% |
| Humanamajor | $114 - $126 | 1348% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $153 - $233 |
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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Other Procedures at Rice Medical Center
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- Parkland Health & Hospital System · Dallas $7
- Ascension Providence · Waco $7
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $7
- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $7
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.