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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Missouri 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$8.13$5.75 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$5.01 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $26
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $8

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
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$4.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.23

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 16th of 51

$8.13

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.