Blood antibody screen
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
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 $22 (about 0.4× the $53 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital of Buffalo charges insurers about $13, or about $6 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Buffalo, NY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $6 - $7 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $13 | 11% |
| Amerigroup | $8 | 15% |
| Fidelis Care | $13 | 24% |
| Independent Health | $42 - $100 | 79% |
| Molina | $13 | 24% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $44 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
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.