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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For White Blood Cells cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$12.59$7.41 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$12.30 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $13

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
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
$1.70
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.02

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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· 37th of 51

$12.88

AK $33.88TN $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.