Blood type test cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test) as an inpatient: from $12.71 to $298.00, with a median of $298.00. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $285.29 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $157.93 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 86900, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 BLOOD TYPING, SEROLOGIC; ABO | $12.71 | $155.62 | $2.99–$232.51 | 92% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 BLOOD TYPING ABO GROUPING | $12.71 | $155.62 | $2.99–$232.51 | 92% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Date Neg Hem Eval 86900 | $39.62 | $39.62 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Blood Typing, Abo | $73.91 | $73.91 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Abo/Rh Type | $298.00 | $298.00 | $2.99–$298.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Abo/Rh Type | $298.00 | $298.00 | $2.99–$298.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Abo/Rh Type | $298.00 | $298.00 | $2.99–$298.00 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $12.71, median $298.00, highest $298.00 — a 23.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $168.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 4 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86900 ($68.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type and Screen | $2.99 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type and Screen | $2.99 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type and Screen | $2.99 | file |