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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Maryland 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.68 to $19.95.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $32
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$33.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$9.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.59

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 26th of 51

$6.61

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.