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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Indiana 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 Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$24.55$18.20 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$28.18 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $21 to $1,413Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $48
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $51professional $25

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
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
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
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$83.18

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st 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.