Blood type test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test): from $28.90 to $500.00, with a median of $222.80. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Boston — $193.90 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $195.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 86900, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Boston lowest Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC ABO | $28.90 | $28.90 | $2.59–$817.41 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Blood Typing Serologic Abo | $101.57 | $225.71 | $2.64–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Blood Typing Serologic Abo | $111.67 | $248.16 | $2.64–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Blood Typing Serologic Abo | $159.30 | $354.00 | $2.59–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Abo/Rh Type | $286.30 | $409.00 | $4.76–$442.45 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type and Scr | $286.30 | $409.00 | $4.76–$442.45 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Abo/Rh Type | $286.30 | $409.00 | $107.40–$560.78 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type and Scr | $286.30 | $409.00 | $107.40–$560.78 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Abo/Rh Type | $286.30 | $409.00 | $5.29–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type and Scr | $286.30 | $409.00 | $5.29–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Abo Typing Arc | $500.00 | $500.00 | $2.64–$500.00 | — | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Abo Typing | $500.00 | $500.00 | $2.64–$500.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.90, median $222.80, highest $500.00 — a 17.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $286.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This test finds your ABO blood group: A, B, AB or O. It is done before transfusions or surgery, during pregnancy, and sometimes just so a person knows their blood type.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ABO grouping only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and the Rh factor (86901) and antibody screen (86850) are separate codes.