Blood antibody screen
Facility: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
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 $38 (about 0.7× the $53 Medicare rate). Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca charges insurers about $65, or about $22 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Ithaca, 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 $38. 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 | $101 | 190% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $51 - $87 | 96% |
| Aetnamajor | $65 - $85 | 122% |
| Cignamajor | $93 | 175% |
| Fidelis Care | $115 | 216% |
| Independent Health | $107 | 201% |
| Molina | $6 - $13 | 11% |
| WellCare | $70 | 131% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $65 - $104 |
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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
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.