Blood antibody screen
Facility: St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
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 $30 (about 0.6× the $53 Medicare rate). St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore charges insurers about $65, or about $180 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Far Rockaway, 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 $30. 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 | $15 - $65 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $65 - $98 | 122% |
| Aetnamajor | $65 - $91 | 122% |
| Cignamajor | $27 | 51% |
| Humanamajor | $65 | 122% |
| Fidelis Care | $65 | 122% |
| MagnaCare | $72 | 135% |
| Molina | $72 | 135% |
| WellCare | $65 | 122% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $18 - $65 |
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 St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
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.