On paper, these patients are billed like everyone else: about $25,000, right at the hospital-wide average of $25,495. Split them by insurance and the picture changes. The five Medicare patients averaged about $35,000, roughly $14,000 more than the privately insured patients in the same group.
Small sample: 17 patients, 5 on Medicare.
| Name | Age | Blood type | Insurance | Bill | Test results | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Young | 63 | B- | Aetna | $47,329.72 | Abnormal | 2020-06-23 |
| Lynn Martinez | 65 | O+ | Medicare | $45,585.89 | Normal | 2022-10-12 |
| Michelle Bender | 72 | O- | Medicare | $42,853.99 | Normal | 2020-07-21 |
| Eric Butler | 66 | AB- | Medicare | $41,413.81 | Inconclusive | 2023-01-30 |
| Steven Williams | 73 | AB- | Medicare | $39,611.24 | Abnormal | 2019-08-23 |
| Cristina Le | 70 | A- | Cigna | $38,686.99 | Abnormal | 2023-08-17 |
| Jonathan Chavez | 61 | AB+ | Cigna | $24,057.47 | Normal | 2021-03-11 |
| Kenneth Williams | 66 | B- | UnitedHealthcare | $21,305.52 | Abnormal | 2022-05-10 |
| Nicole Flynn | 68 | O- | Blue Cross | $20,909.85 | Inconclusive | 2024-03-05 |
| Raymond Morris | 68 | O+ | Aetna | $17,413.01 | Abnormal | 2021-01-05 |
| Alex White | 63 | AB+ | UnitedHealthcare | $16,424.03 | Inconclusive | 2021-09-15 |
| George Wolfe | 63 | B- | UnitedHealthcare | $16,396.32 | Normal | 2019-08-01 |
| Robert Nichols | 61 | O+ | Cigna | $15,289.19 | Normal | 2019-05-18 |
| Emily Valdez | 74 | B+ | Blue Cross | $12,989.25 | Normal | 2022-01-08 |
| Ian Duffy | 74 | B+ | UnitedHealthcare | $11,162.43 | Normal | 2019-05-24 |
| Matthew Williamson | 69 | A+ | UnitedHealthcare | $10,276.91 | Normal | 2021-04-02 |
| Holly Lambert | 73 | A+ | Medicare | $5,349.06 | Normal | 2020-01-04 |