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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Ohio 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 8 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$5.01$3.98 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$6.76 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $33Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $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
$5.37
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$13.49
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$27.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$12.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.32

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 24th of 51

$6.92

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.