Blood antibody screen
Facility: Bridgton Hospital
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $91 compared to the $52 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.75× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $52 (about 1.0× the $53 Medicare rate). Bridgton Hospital charges insurers about $91, or about $64 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Bridgton, ME.
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 $52. 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.
0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard Pilgrim | $91 | 171% |
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 Bridgton Hospital
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other ME hospitals
- Northern Light Mercy Hospital · Portland $10
- Northern Light A R Gould Hospital · Presque Isle $10
- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center · Bangor $10
- Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital · Ellsworth $10
- Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill $10
- Northern Light C A Dean Hospital · Greenville $10
- Northern Light Mayo Hospital · Dover Foxcroft $10
- Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital · Pittsfield $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Bridgton Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $76
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $76).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($64) Beats Your Bill
Bridgton Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $64 (vs. $91 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $52 Fair BaseRate ($53 Medicare)
Your bill ($208) is $156 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($52) and 3.9× the $53 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.