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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Florida 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 8 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$26.92$20.89 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$105 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $44 to $501Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $107
$10$100$1Kfacility $224professional $27

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
$46.77
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$251.19
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$81.28
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$38.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$25.12

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 10th of 51

$93.33

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.