CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Gifford Medical Center
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$64
about 4.6× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $14–$67
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $64 Cash price $61 Hospital's list price $122
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 | $14 - $116 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $54 - $104 | 396% |
| Aetnamajor | $116 | 851% |
| Cignamajor | $98 | 719% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $98 | 719% |
| MVP Health Care | $55 - $104 | 404% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $55 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Gifford Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $14
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $14
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $14
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $15
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.