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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Kentucky 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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 6 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$4.68$3.55 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$4.07 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $6professional $5

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
$4.07
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$4.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.27
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.22

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$4.68

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.