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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Illinois 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$35.48$28.18 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$70.79 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $47 to $457Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $89
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $35

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
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$36.31

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 11th of 51

$89.13

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.