What does code 86156 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 86156 ranges from $10.71 to $195. 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.

86156 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Cold agglutinin screen" 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.

86156

HCPCS

Cold agglutinin screen

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 86156 (Cold agglutinin screen) appears at 21 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $10.71 to $195. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Compare 86156 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 86156 vary by about 18× across the 18 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $10.71 to $195. Shopping around can matter.

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$195

Highest cash

code 86156 cash price18 disclosed · 18 hospitals

$10.71median ~$31.03$195

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Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$10.71 – $10.71

Tarzana · 1 hospital$10.71
Mission Hills · 1 hospital$10.71
San Pedro · 1 hospital$10.71
Torrance · 1 hospital$10.71
Santa Monica · 1 hospital$10.71
Burbank · 1 hospital$10.71

22 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Cold agglutinin screen Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	86156 HCPCS	—	—	$8.07 – $13.66	—
Hc Cold Agglutinin Screen Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	86156 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Cold agglutinin screen Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	86156 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
HB COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	86156 HCPCS	$195	$195	—	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN_BC Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	86156 CPT	$187	$103	$8.07 – $168	—
BB Bill Cold Agglutinin Panel Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	86156 CPT	$36.00	$30.60	$28.80 – $36.00	—
BB Bill Cold Agglutinin Panel Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	86156 CPT	$36.00	$30.60	$18.06 – $852	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN_BC Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	86156 CPT	$187	$103	$112 – $178	—
BB Bill Cold Agglutinin Panel Outpatient	Munson Healthcare Grayling	86156 CPT	$37.00	$31.45	$4.22 – $34.83	—
BB Bill Cold Agglutinin Panel Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Cadillac	86156 CPT	$37.00	$31.45	$22.20 – $852	—
BB Bill Cold Agglutinin Panel Outpatient	Munson Medical Center	86156 CPT	$125	$106	$4.22 – $123	—
HC ARC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient	Deaconess Gibson Hospital	86156 CPT	$152	$80.56	$24.21 – $137	—
HC ARC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient	Deaconess Union County Hospital	86156 CPT	$101	$47.47	$47.47 – $97.97	—
COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	86156 CPT	—	—	$3.23 – $19.77	—
Cold Screen/Panel Inpatient & outpatient	Stanford Health Care	86156 HCPCS	$31.00	$12.40	—	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center	86156 HCPCS	$30.60	$10.71	—	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Holy Cross Medical Center	86156 HCPCS	$30.60	$10.71	—	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro	86156 HCPCS	$30.60	$10.71	—	—
COLD AGGLUT SCN BY BLD CTR Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	86156 CPT	$262	$157	$6.78 – $246	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance	86156 HCPCS	$30.60	$10.71	—	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Saint John's Health Center	86156 HCPCS	$30.60	$10.71	—	—
HC COLD AGGLUTININ SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center	86156 HCPCS	$30.60	$10.71	—	—

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 86156 prices

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Code 86156: frequently asked

What does code 86156 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 86156 ranges from $10.71 to $195. 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 86156?: 86156 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Cold agglutinin screen" 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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