CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, sodium

Facility: Palacios Community Medical Center

Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$9
about 1.8× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $9–$13
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$10
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $9 This hospital $10 Cash price $19 Hospital's list price $19

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $3 Priciest $10

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, sodium is about $9 (about 1.8× the $5 Medicare rate). Palacios Community Medical Center charges insurers about $10, or about $19 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Palacios, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 - $18 83%
Aetnamajor $10 - $13 208%
Molina $4 - $10 83%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $4

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 311 Green Avenue, Palacios, TX 77465
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals