CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores)
Facility: Porter Hospital Inc
Billing Code: 82728 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$70
about 5.0× the $14 Medicare rate · typically $12–$140
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $14 Fair price $70 Cash price $172 Hospital's list price $172
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 | $81 - $170 | 594% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $83 - $168 | 609% |
| Aetnamajor | $81 - $151 | 594% |
| Cignamajor | $156 | 1145% |
| Humanamajor | $13 | 95% |
| Fidelis Care | $73 | 536% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $138 | 1012% |
| MVP Health Care | $81 - $160 | 594% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $81 - $163 |
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, 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.