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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 July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 6 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$25.70 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$66.07 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $34 to $282Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $63
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $93professional $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
$38.02
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.02

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 35th of 51

$41.69

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.