Blood antibody screen
Facility: Christiana Hospital
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 DE hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 DE hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $41 (about 0.8× the $53 Medicare rate). Christiana Hospital charges insurers about $60, or about $170 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Newark, DE.
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 $41. 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.
4 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 | 19% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $54 - $83 | 101% |
| Aetnamajor | $58 - $79 | 109% |
| Cignamajor | $6 | 11% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $84 | 158% |
| AmeriHealth | $61 - $90 | 115% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $56 | 105% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $59 - $169 |
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 Christiana Hospital
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other DE hospitals
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Dover · Dover $10
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Georgetown · Georgetown $10
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware · Wilmington $16
- Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. · Seaford $32
- Beebe Medical Center · Lewes $40
- St Francis Hospital · Wilmington $65
- Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus · Milford $84
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus · Dover $87
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.