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Antibody Test For White Blood Cells

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 86021

This blood test looks for antibodies directed against white blood cells. It is most often used to investigate a reaction that occurred after a blood transfusion or organ transplant, or to help match donors for certain procedures.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For White Blood Cells cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$7.59 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$17.38 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $39Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$10$20$50facility $21professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.30
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 33rd of 51

$14.13

AK $33.88MD $11.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.