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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Iowa 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 7 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$14.45$8.13 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$7.41 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $54Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $14

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
$13.18
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.75
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 2nd of 51

$14.45

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.