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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Kansas 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$24.55 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$61.66 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $50 to $98Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $63
$20$50$100facility $65professional $28

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
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
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
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.89

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 6th of 51

$63.10

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.