Blood test, PSA (prostate screen)
Facility: St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 NY hospitals compared.
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 test, PSA (prostate screen) is about $19 (about 1.1× the $18 Medicare rate). St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore charges insurers about $18, or about $207 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Far Rockaway, NY.
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 | $18 - $26 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $18 - $28 | 98% |
| Aetnamajor | $18 - $26 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $43 | 234% |
| Humanamajor | $18 | 98% |
| Fidelis Care | $18 | 98% |
| MagnaCare | $20 | 109% |
| Molina | $20 | 109% |
| WellCare | $18 | 98% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $18 - $26 |
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Other Procedures at St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
Compare: Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $13
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $16
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $16
- Helen Hayes Hospital · West Haverstraw $17
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $18
- Richmond University Medical Center · Staten Island $18
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $18
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $18
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.