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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.39$16.98 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$38.02 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $38 to $38Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $38professional $22

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.31

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Texas than in Arizona. 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.

Alabama· 21st of 51

$35.48

TX $200AZ $19.95

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.