CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood antibody screen

Facility: Berkshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$36
about 0.7× the $53 Medicare rate · typically $11–$54
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$27
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $9 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $53 Fair price $36 This hospital $27 Cash price $80 Hospital's list price $85

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $10 Priciest $58

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

A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $36 (about 0.7× the $53 Medicare rate). Berkshire Medical Center charges insurers about $27, or about $80 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pittsfield, MA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $10 - $73 19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $10 - $72 19%
Aetnamajor $12 - $64 23%
Cignamajor $76 - $79 143%
CDPHP $9 - $76 17%
MVP Health Care $76 143%
Tufts Health Plan $48 - $51 90%
UniCare $10 - $55 19%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $8 - $80
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals