CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood antibody screen

Facility: Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$40
about 0.8× the $53 Medicare rate · typically $9–$68
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$36
About the fair price
about $4 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $53 Fair price $40 This hospital $36 Cash price $108 Hospital's list price $108

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $3 Priciest $36

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $40 (about 0.8× the $53 Medicare rate). Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $36, or about $108 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Salinas, CA.

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 $55 - $483 103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $36 - $412 68%
Aetnamajor $75 - $543 141%
Cignamajor $59 - $423 111%
Humanamajor $75 - $543 141%
Health Net $84 - $604 158%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $3 - $501
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 450 East Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals