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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86870

This blood bank test identifies specific antibodies against red blood cells that are present in a person's blood, using a panel of reference cells to pinpoint which antibody or antibodies are involved. It is typically performed after a screening test shows that such antibodies are present. Identifying the exact antibody helps ensure that any blood given in a transfusion is compatible and safe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$155$33.11 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$23.99 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $24 to $501Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $21 to $170
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $24professional $155

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
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$151.36

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in West Virginia than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 6th of 51

$132

WV $155HI $20.89

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.