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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

North Dakota 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $4.68 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$11.22$6.61 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.68$3.55 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $28Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $22
$5$10$20facility $5professional $11

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
$3.55
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.30

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$11.22

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.