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Red Blood Cell Antibody Screening

Colorado rates for HCPCS 86850

This blood test looks for antibodies against red blood cells that a person may have developed, often from a prior blood transfusion or pregnancy. It is routinely done before a blood transfusion or during pregnancy to check for antibodies that could cause a reaction or affect a baby.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Screening cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 7 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$7.59$5.25 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$33.88 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $13 to $398Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$20$100$500facility $91professional $8

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
$16.98
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in South Carolina than in Vermont. 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$44.67

SC $87.10VT $9.77

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.