Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)
Facility: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)
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.
A fair price for a Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) is about $20 (about 1.1× the $18 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Livingston Hospital charges insurers about $29, or about $56 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Howell, MI.
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 $20. 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.
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 | $18 - $85 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $30 | 54% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $77 | 54% |
| Cignamajor | $19 - $73 | 103% |
| Humanamajor | $20 - $77 | 109% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $30 | 163% |
| AmeriHealth | $20 - $77 | 109% |
| CareSource | $66 | 359% |
| Dean Health Plan | $19 - $72 | 103% |
| GEHA | $18 - $69 | 98% |
| HealthPartners | $19 - $73 | 103% |
| MagnaCare | $20 - $77 | 109% |
| Medical Mutual | $20 - $77 | 109% |
| Molina | $24 | 131% |
| MVP Health Care | $19 - $72 | 103% |
| Paramount | $19 - $72 | 103% |
| Priority Health | $46 - $51 | 250% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $19 - $73 | 103% |
| UniCare | $20 - $77 | 109% |
| + 132 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $94 |
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 Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Compare: Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) at other MI hospitals
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $15
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $15
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $15
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $16
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $17
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $18
- Bronson Methodist Hospital · Kalamazoo $18
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi · Southfield $18
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.