Oral ferric citrate, 3 mg iron, for dialysis patients at Samaritan Hospital

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FERRIC CITRATE 210 MG IRON TABLET

Troy, NY

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Samaritan Hospital’s median price of $6 is 4400% above the median hospital's median price ($0), higher than 89% of the 768 hospitals reporting HCPCS J0609. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J0609 at Samaritan Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 29 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2	$2	—	—	—	$2 – $2
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid harp chip facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2	$2	—	—	—	$2 – $2
4	Excellus blue shield of ne new york medicare adv facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3	$3	—	—	—	$3 – $3
5	Highmark blue shield of ne new york medicare adv facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3	$3	—	—	—	$3 – $3
6	Anthem empire bcbs blue access facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
7	Anthem empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
9	UnitedHealthcare empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
10	WellCare wellcare ep 1&2 medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
11	Wellmark empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
12	First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
13	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
14	MultiPlan beech street facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
15	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
16	Phcs multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
20	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
21	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
22	Excellus blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
23	Highmark blue shield of ne new york ascend facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
24	Highmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
25	Highmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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