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Antibody Test For White Blood Cells

Tennessee 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$9.12$7.76 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$14.13 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $28professional $9

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 50th of 51

$11.22

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.