CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood antibody screen

Facility: Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital

Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$31
about 0.6× the $53 Medicare rate · typically $10–$77
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$65
Well above the fair price
about $34 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $53 Fair price $31 This hospital $65 Cash price $310 Hospital's list price $310

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $6 Priciest $65

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $31 (about 0.6× the $53 Medicare rate). Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital charges insurers about $65, or about $310 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Stony Brook, 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 $31. 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.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

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 $26 - $4,255 49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $26 - $65 49%
Aetnamajor $26 - $66 49%
EmblemHealth $26 - $66 49%
Fidelis Care $26 - $65 49%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $26 - $84
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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.

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: Health Sciences Center SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - State
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals