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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Louisiana 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 5 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$45.71$22.39 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$51.29 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $46 to $550Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $19 to $52
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $102professional $46

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
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$51.29

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.