Blood antibody screen
Facility: Gifford Medical Center
Billing Code: 86850 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 4 of 6 other VT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 VT 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 $24 (about 0.5× the $53 Medicare rate). Gifford Medical Center charges insurers about $13, or about $81 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Randolph, VT.
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 | $10 - $153 | 19% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $137 | 19% |
| Aetnamajor | $152 - $153 | 285% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $129 | 23% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $10 - $129 | 19% |
| MVP Health Care | $10 - $137 | 19% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $13 - $73 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Gifford Medical Center
Compare: Blood antibody screen at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $10
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $11
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $51
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $55
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $96
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $116
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.