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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Arkansas 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$26.30$24.55 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$50.12 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $50 to $457Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $20 to $50
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $158professional $26

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
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 27th of 51

$50.12

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.