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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Georgia 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$18.20 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$31.62 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $275Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $20

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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$87.10
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
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.59

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 43rd of 51

$25.12

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.