Blood antibody screen
Facility: Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $26 (about 0.5× the $53 Medicare rate). Columbus Regional Healthcare System charges insurers about $50, or about $117 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Whiteville, NC.
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 $26. 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.
5 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 | $37 - $113 | 69% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $107 | 94% |
| Aetnamajor | $52 - $162 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $53 - $158 | 100% |
| Humanamajor | $52 | 98% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $97 - $113 | 182% |
| AmeriHealth | $37 | 69% |
| Devoted Health | $52 | 98% |
| Health Net | $110 - $124 | 207% |
| Molina | $41 - $43 | 77% |
| Oscar Health | $108 - $122 | 203% |
| UniCare | $50 | 94% |
| WellCare | $37 - $50 | 69% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $37 - $158 |
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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other NC hospitals
- Rutherford Regional Medical Center · Rutherfordton $8
- Harris Regional Hospital · Sylva $8
- Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce · Asheville $10
- Sampson Regional Medical Center · Clinton $10
- The McDowell Hospital · Marion $10
- Carolina East Medical Center · New Bern $10
- Carepartners Rehabilitation Hospital, Lllp · Asheville $10
- Person Memorial Hospital · Roxboro $11
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.