What does code 83885 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 83885 ranges from $20.51 to $306. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

83885 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC NICKEL" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

83885

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HC NICKEL

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 83885 (HC NICKEL) appears at 18 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $20.51 to $306. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 83885 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 83885 vary by about 15× across the 14 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $20.51 to $306. Shopping around can matter.

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$20.51

Lowest cash

$306

Highest cash

code 83885 cash price16 disclosed · 14 hospitals

$20.51median ~$67.50$306

Lowest cash price by hospital

Stanford Health Care$20.51
Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital$59.50
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital$59.50
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center$59.50
Munson Healthcare Cadillac$59.50
Munson Medical Center$59.50

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$20.51 – $59.50

Stanford · 1 hospital$20.51
Charlevoix · 1 hospital$59.50
Manistee · 1 hospital$59.50
Kalkaska · 1 hospital$59.50
Cadillac · 1 hospital$59.50
Traverse City · 1 hospital$59.50

21 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC NICKEL Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	83885 HCPCS	$306	$306	—	—
Assay of nickel Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	83885 HCPCS	—	—	$24.51 – $41.51	—
Assay of nickel Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	83885 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
NICKEL Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	83885 CPT	$135	$67.50	$24.51 – $112	—
HB R NICKEL, SERUM Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	83885 HCPCS	$148	$148	—	—
HB R NICKEL, URINE Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	83885 HCPCS	$146	$146	—	—
NICKEL Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	83885 CPT	$135	$67.50	$24.51 – $112	—
NICKEL Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	83885 CPT	$135	$67.50	$24.51 – $112	—
NICKEL Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	83885 CPT	$135	$67.50	$24.51 – $131	—
Nickel, Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	83885 CPT	$70.00	$59.50	$56.00 – $70.00	—
Nickel, Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	83885 CPT	$70.00	$59.50	$35.12 – $852	—
NICKEL Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	83885 CPT	$245	$123	$147 – $207	—
NICKEL Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	83885 CPT	$245	$123	$19.61 – $207	—
ASSAY OF NICKEL Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	83885 CPT	—	—	$19.61 – $86.02	—
HC NICKEL BLOOD ASSAY Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	83885 CPT	$472	$260	$283 – $415	—
Nickel, Serum Inpatient	Kalkaska Memorial Health Center	83885 CPT	$70.00	$59.50	$51.80 – $852	—
Nickel, Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Cadillac	83885 CPT	$70.00	$59.50	$42.00 – $852	—
Nickel, Serum Outpatient	Munson Medical Center	83885 CPT	$70.00	$59.50	$12.82 – $106	—
ASSAY OF NICKEL Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	83885 CPT	—	—	$9.80 – $60.05	—
HC 6956 Nickel Inpatient & outpatient	Stanford Health Care	83885 HCPCS	$51.27	$20.51	—	—
ASSAY OF NICKEL Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	83885 CPT	—	—	$20.59 – $48.09	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 83885 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center The Women's Hospital Stanford Health Care Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano

Code 83885: frequently asked

What does code 83885 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 83885 ranges from $20.51 to $306. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 83885?: 83885 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC NICKEL" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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