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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Arizona 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$23.99$20.89 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$66.07 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $24 to $479Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $20 to $141
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $24

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
$66.07
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 34th of 51

$45.71

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.