Blood antibody screen
Facility: Northwest Health - Porter
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 86850
- Insurance Median: $93
- Cash Discount Price: $81
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.75x 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $4 - $225 | 8% |
| Caresource | $10 | 19% |
| Humana | $10 - $54 | 19% |
| Managed Health Services | $10 - $110 | 19% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $10 | 19% |
| Mhs | $10 | 19% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $10 - $55 | 19% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $10 | 19% |
| Tricare | $52 | 98% |
| Aetna | $54 - $131 | 101% |
| Medicare (plans) | $54 - $58 | 101% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $54 | 101% |
| Healthy Indiana Plan | $55 | 103% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $55 | 103% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $55 | 103% |
| Node Va | $55 | 103% |
| Care Improvement Plus | $57 | 107% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $57 | 107% |
| Lutheran Preferred Chs Employees | $62 | 116% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $69 | 130% |
| Self Pay | $70 - $93 | 131% |
| Cigna | $72 | 135% |
| Align Network | $88 | 165% |
| One Call Work Comp | $88 | 165% |
| Encore Health | $99 - $206 | 186% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $99 | 186% |
| Prime Health | $99 - $194 | 186% |
| Php Freedom | $107 | 201% |
| Indiana Work Comp | $110 | 207% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $110 - $155 | 207% |
| Sagamore Health Network | $114 - $153 | 214% |
| First Health Coventry | $126 | 237% |
| Encore Ppo | $129 | 242% |
| Node Encore Kba Epo | $132 | 248% |
| Porter County | $132 | 248% |
| Preferred Network Access | $132 | 248% |
| Magnacare Ma | $140 | 263% |
| Southeastem Indiana Health Operations | $181 - $194 | 340% |
| Network Synergy Group | $194 | 364% |
| Multiplan/Phcs | $217 | 408% |