CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, creatinine (kidney)
Facility: Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 82565 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$17
about 3.4× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $6–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $17 Cash price $17 Hospital's list price $85
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 | $62 | 1211% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $35 | 117% |
| Aetnamajor | $75 | 1465% |
| Cignamajor | $63 | 1230% |
| Humanamajor | $72 | 1406% |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, creatinine (kidney) at other TX hospitals
- Hunt Regional Medical Center · Greenville $3
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $3
- Ascension Providence · Waco $4
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $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.