Blood antibody screen
Facility: Kaleida Health
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $24 (about 0.5× the $53 Medicare rate). Kaleida Health charges insurers about $68, or about $100 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.
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 $24. 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.
4 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 | $71 | 133% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $44 - $243 | 83% |
| Aetnamajor | $11 - $69 | 21% |
| Cignamajor | $9 - $92 | 17% |
| Fidelis Care | $70 | 131% |
| Independent Health | $38 - $123 | 71% |
| MagnaCare | $11 | 21% |
| WellCare | $68 | 128% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $91 |
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 Kaleida Health
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other NY hospitals
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $6
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $6
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $7
- Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $7
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $7
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $7
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $8
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.