Blood antibody screen
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $20 compared to the $24 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.83× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $24 (about 0.5× the $53 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $20, or about $62 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pontiac, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $34 - $137 | 64% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $130 | 11% |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $130 | 26% |
| Cignamajor | $34 - $70 | 64% |
| Humanamajor | $34 - $70 | 64% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $10 | 19% |
| AmeriHealth | $34 - $70 | 64% |
| CareSource | $39 | 73% |
| Dean Health Plan | $31 - $65 | 58% |
| GEHA | $14 - $71 | 26% |
| Health Net | $46 - $95 | 86% |
| HealthPartners | $33 - $69 | 62% |
| MagnaCare | $34 - $70 | 64% |
| Medical Mutual | $14 | 26% |
| Molina | $68 - $172 | 128% |
| MVP Health Care | $31 - $65 | 58% |
| Paramount | $31 - $65 | 58% |
| Priority Health | $19 - $21 | 36% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $33 - $69 | 62% |
| UniCare | $34 - $70 | 64% |
| + 136 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $306 |
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Other Procedures at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other MI hospitals
- Sparrow Ionia Hospital · Ionia $7
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $9
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $9
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $9
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $9
- Bronson Methodist Hospital · Kalamazoo $10
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $10
- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital · Battle Creek $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $26
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 = $26).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($62) Beats Your Bill
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $62 (vs. $20 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $24 Fair BaseRate ($53 Medicare)
Your bill ($71) is $47 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($24) and 1.3× 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.
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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.