CMS Price Transparency Data

Prostate cancer screening (blood test)

Facility: Central Vermont Medical Center

Billing Code: G0103 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$21
about 1.1× the $19 Medicare rate · typically $19–$38
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$19
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $19 Fair price $21 This hospital $19 Cash price $238 Hospital's list price $238

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How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

Lowest price of the 4 VT hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $19 Priciest $20

Black dot = this hospital, among the 4 VT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Prostate cancer screening (blood test) is about $21 (about 1.1× the $19 Medicare rate). Central Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $19, or about $238 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Barre, VT.

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 $19 - $236 98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $20 - $182 104%
Aetnamajor $19 - $207 98%
Cignamajor $225 1165%
Humanamajor $19 - $97 98%
Harvard Pilgrim $190 984%
MVP Health Care $19 - $219 98%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $19 - $190
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: Box 547, Barre, VT 05641
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals