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Antibody Test For White Blood Cells

Kentucky 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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For White Blood Cells cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$7.41 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$12.59 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $12 to $389Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $36professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Pennsylvania than in Tennessee. 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$12.30

PA $35.48TN $12.02

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.