Blood antibody screen
Facility: Adventist Health Bakersfield
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 86850
- Insurance Median: $20
- Cash Discount Price: $5
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 0.38x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $53.24 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bc Medi-Cal | $3 | 6% |
| Blue Shield Epn | $3 - $80 | 6% |
| Blue Shield Epo/Ppo | $4 - $89 | 8% |
| Blue Shield Hmo/Pos - All Other Plans | $4 - $89 | 8% |
| Healthnet Mcal | $4 | 8% |
| Kaiser Mcal Ip/Op Only | $4 | 8% |
| Medi-Cal | $4 | 8% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $4 - $104 | 8% |
| County Of Kern - All Plans | $5 - $120 | 9% |
| Gem Care- All Plans | $5 - $120 | 9% |
| Kern Health Systems Mcal | $5 | 9% |
| Kern Legacy Hp Epo - All Other Plans | $5 - $120 | 9% |
| Kern Legacy Share Select | $5 - $120 | 9% |
| Western Growers/Pinnacle- All Plans | $5 - $118 | 9% |
| First Health/Coventry- All Plans | $6 - $144 | 11% |
| Phcs- All Plans | $6 - $156 | 11% |
| Healthnet Hmo/Pos/Ppo/Epo - All Other Plans | $7 - $179 | 13% |
| Interplan- All Plans | $7 - $168 | 13% |
| Affiliated Health Funds-All Plans | $8 - $192 | 15% |
| Beech Street- All Plans | $8 - $204 | 15% |
| Integrated Health Plan-All Plans | $8 - $192 | 15% |
| Three Rivers Provider Network- All Plans | $8 - $192 | 15% |
| Galaxy Health Network- All Plans | $9 - $216 | 17% |
| Blue Shield Mcr Adv | $10 | 19% |
| Fhcn Pace Mcr Adv - All Plans | $10 | 19% |
| Healthnet Mcr Adv | $10 | 19% |
| Kaiser Mcr Adv Ip/Op Only | $10 | 19% |
| Universal Health Plan Mcare-All Other Plans | $10 | 19% |
| Amrcn Indian Hlth Proj Mcr Adv - All Plans | $12 | 23% |
| Network Provdrs Llc Mcare -All Payers | $13 | 24% |
| Oscar - All Plans | $16 | 30% |
| Kaiser Comm Hmo Ip/Op Only-All Other Plans | $17 | 32% |
| Employee Health Plan - All Plans | $18 | 34% |
| Centivo - All Plans | $22 | 41% |
| Cigna | $29 | 54% |
| Aetna | $86 | 162% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $93 - $103 | 175% |