CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, sodium
Facility: Gifford Medical Center
Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$24
about 4.8× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $9–$27
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $24 Cash price $23 Hospital's list price $47
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 | $5 - $44 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $21 - $40 | 437% |
| Aetnamajor | $44 | 915% |
| Cignamajor | $37 | 769% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $37 | 769% |
| MVP Health Care | $21 - $40 | 437% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $21 |
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, sodium at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $5
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $5
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $5
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $5
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.