Blood antibody screen
Facility: Surgical Institute of Reading
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood antibody screen is about $39 (about 0.7× the $53 Medicare rate). Surgical Institute of Reading charges insurers about $54, or about $75 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Wyomissing, PA.
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 $39. 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 | $9 | 17% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $30 | 56% |
| Aetnamajor | $52 - $77 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $4,352 | 8174% |
| Geisinger | $52 - $77 | 98% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $56 |
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 Surgical Institute of Reading
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other PA hospitals
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $9
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton $10
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $10
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $10
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital · Philadelphia $10
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus · Quakertown $10
- UPMC Somerset · Somerset $10
- Washington Hospital, The · Washington $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.