Blood antibody screen
Facility: Saint Mary's Hospital
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $32 (about 0.6× the $53 Medicare rate). Saint Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $63, or about $59 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Waterbury, CT.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $32. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $10 - $108 | 19% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $61 - $185 | 115% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $61 | 26% |
| Cignamajor | $25 - $86 | 47% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $185 | 347% |
| Dean Health Plan | $83 | 156% |
| GEHA | $10 | 19% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $10 | 19% |
| HealthPartners | $25 | 47% |
| MagnaCare | $25 | 47% |
| MVP Health Care | $83 | 156% |
| Paramount | $83 | 156% |
| UniCare | $185 | 347% |
| + 34 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $185 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Saint Mary's Hospital
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other CT hospitals
- The Connecticut Hospice Inc. · Branford $6
- John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect · Farmington $10
- Connecticut Childrens Medical Center · Hartford $13
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $15
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $15
- Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $17
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $19
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $19
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.