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Newborn Skin Bilirubin Screening

Virginia 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?

$5.01

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.01 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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$3.98$3.80 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$5.01 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $8professional $4

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
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.47
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.55

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$5.01

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.