CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, creatinine (kidney)
Facility: Porter Hospital Inc
Billing Code: 82565 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 5.2× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $8–$50
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $26 Cash price $45 Hospital's list price $45
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 | $21 - $45 | 410% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $22 - $44 | 430% |
| Aetnamajor | $21 - $40 | 410% |
| Cignamajor | $41 | 801% |
| Humanamajor | $5 | 98% |
| Fidelis Care | $19 | 371% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $36 | 703% |
| MVP Health Care | $21 - $42 | 410% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $21 - $43 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Porter Hospital Inc
Compare: Blood test, creatinine (kidney) at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $5
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $5
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $5
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.