Red blood cell antibody identification at Sharp Memorial Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

HC RBC ANTIBODY IDENTIFICATION - ANTIBODY IDENTIFICATION

San Diego, CA

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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $312 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($311), higher than 50% of the 2,600 hospitals reporting CPT 86870. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 86870 at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 16 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$49	$49	—	—	—	$49 – $49
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$182	$182	—	—	—	$182 – $182
7	Cigna cigna - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$312	$312	—	—	—	$312 – $312
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$326	$326	—	—	—	$326 – $326
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$397	$397	—	—	—	$397 – $397
10	Kaiser kaiser - rehab percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$427	$427	—	—	—	$427 – $427
11	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$488	$488	—	—	—	$488 – $488
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$488	$488	—	—	—	$488 – $488
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$534	$534	—	—	—	$534 – $534
15	Optum optum health - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$534	$534	—	—	—	$534 – $534
16	Aetna aetna - ppo case rate · inpatient	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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