CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood antibody screen

Facility: Pottstown Hospital

Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$35
about 0.7× the $53 Medicare rate · typically $10–$58
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$12
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $23 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $53 Fair price $35 This hospital $12 Cash price $50 Hospital's list price $201

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $9 Priciest $12

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $35 (about 0.7× the $53 Medicare rate). Pottstown Hospital charges insurers about $12, or about $50 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pottstown, PA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $12 23%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $25 - $160 47%
Aetnamajor $14 - $29 26%
Cignamajor $10 19%
Geisinger $10 19%
HealthPartners $11 21%
UPMC Health Plan $12 - $151 23%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $11 - $197
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1600 East High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals