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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Idaho 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 7 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$50.12$33.11 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$95.50 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,622Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $32 to $89
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $339professional $50

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
$74.13
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$40.74

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$74.13

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.