CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Columbus Community Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$6
about 3.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$11
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $6 Cash price $39 Hospital's list price $71
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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 | $2 - $59 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $55 | 338% |
| Cignamajor | $42 | 1772% |
| Humanamajor | $64 | 2700% |
| Dean Health Plan | $2 - $20 | 84% |
| Quartz | $2 - $47 | 84% |
| Security Health Plan | $2 - $53 | 84% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $66 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other WI hospitals
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- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center · La Crosse $2
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $2
- Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $2
- University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority · Madison $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.