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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 88720

This test uses a small handheld sensor placed against the skin to estimate the level of bilirubin, a yellow pigment that builds up in newborn jaundice. It gives a quick reading without needing a blood draw, making it a convenient way to screen babies for jaundice before deciding whether a blood test is needed. Elevated readings prompt closer monitoring or further blood testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening cost?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$4.68 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$6.17 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$5$10$20facility $9professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.00
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.22

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$7.94

NE $16.60DC $3.80

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.