CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, sodium
Facility: Stephens Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 2.6× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$37
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $13 Cash price $30 Hospital's list price $43
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 | $5 - $35 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $54 | 270% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $54 | 146% |
| Cignamajor | $48 | 998% |
| Humanamajor | $5 | 104% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $20 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
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Other Procedures at Stephens Memorial Hospital
Compare: Blood test, sodium at other TX hospitals
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $3
- Parkland Health & Hospital System · Dallas $4
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $4
- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $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.