CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, vitamin B12

Facility: El Paso Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 82607 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$15
about 1.0× the $15 Medicare rate · typically $15–$18
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$16
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $15 Fair price $15 This hospital $16 Cash price $14 Hospital's list price $70

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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 $10 Priciest $16

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, vitamin B12 is about $15 (about 1.0× the $15 Medicare rate). El Paso Children's Hospital charges insurers about $16, or about $14 in cash — about the fair price. Located in El Paso, TX.

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 $50 332%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $16 - $52 106%
Aetnamajor $50 - $56 332%
Cignamajor $55 365%
Amerigroup $15 99%
Health Net $16 106%
Molina $17 - $47 113%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $15 - $37
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4845 Alameda Avenue, El Paso, TX 79905
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens