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Red Blood Cell Antibody Screening

Vermont 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 5 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$9.77$3.31 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$83.18 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $16 to $219Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $148professional $10

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$9.77

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.