CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, sodium

Facility: Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care

Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$5
about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $5–$6
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$5
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $5 This hospital $5 Cash price $35 Hospital's list price $35

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How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 3 other VT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $5 Priciest $5

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 Blood test, sodium is about $5 (about 1.0× the $5 Medicare rate). Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care charges insurers about $5, or about $35 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Burlington, 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 $3 - $35 62%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5 - $33 104%
Aetnamajor $5 - $30 104%
Cignamajor $20 - $35 416%
Humanamajor $5 - $10 104%
Fidelis Care $6 125%
Harvard Pilgrim $18 - $28 374%
MagnaCare $18 - $28 374%
MVP Health Care $4 - $33 83%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $5 - $30
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: 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals