Lab tests CPT 86900 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood type test cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test) as an inpatient: from $21.20 to $410.54, with a median of $72.48. The lowest listed price is at Riddle Memorial Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $51.28 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $62.08 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 86900, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$21.20Riddle Memorial Hospital + 4 more
Median$72.48half pay less
Highest$410.54in this market
Difference19.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $21.20Highest $410.54

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Blood Type Abo $21.20 $53.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Arc Abo Type $21.20 $53.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Malvern, PA Hc Blood Type Abo $21.20 $53.00 — 60% —
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Malvern, PA Hc Arc Abo Type $21.20 $53.00 — 60% —
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Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Arc Abo Type $21.20 $53.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Blood Type Abo $21.20 $53.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Arc Abo Type $21.20 $53.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Blood Type Abo $21.20 $53.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Blood Type Abo $21.20 $53.00 — 60% —
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Arc Abo Type $21.20 $53.00 — 60% —
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Blood Typing Abo $61.75 $95.00 $4.74–$387.84 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Blood Typing Abo $62.40 $96.00 $5.97–$473.55 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Blood Typing Abo Reference $81.25 $125.00 $4.74–$387.84 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Blood Typing Abo Reference $82.55 $127.00 $5.56–$369.61 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Blood Typing Abo $82.55 $127.00 $5.56–$369.61 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Blood Typing Abo Reference $82.55 $127.00 $5.97–$473.55 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Blood Typing Abo Reference $92.95 $143.00 $6.30–$169.94 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Blood Typing Abo $98.15 $151.00 $6.30–$169.94 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Blood Typing Serologic Abo $186.00 $186.00 — — —
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Blood Typing Serologic Abo $186.00 $186.00 — — —
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Blood Group Abo $368.00 $368.00 — — —
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Blood Group Abo $368.00 $368.00 — — —
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ TYPE&DIRECT COOMBS CORDNB $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ARC ABO Type $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ABORH CORD $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ABORH NEWBORN $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ BLOOD TYPE (ABO) $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ BLOOD TYPE (ABO) $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ ABORH NEWBORN $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ ABORH CORD $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ ARC ABO Type $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ TYPE&DIRECT COOMBS CORDNB $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 TYPE&DIRECT COOMBS CORDNB $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ARC ABO Type $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ABORH CORD $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ABORH NEWBORN $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 BLOOD TYPE (ABO) $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ BLOOD TYPE (ABO) $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ TYPE&DIRECT COOMBS CORDNB $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ARC ABO Type $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ABORH CORD $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ABORH NEWBORN $410.54 $410.54 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $21.20, median $72.48, highest $410.54 — a 19.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $71.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 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.