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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Maryland 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$33.11$23.44 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$67.61 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $52 to $100Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $21 to $141
$20$50$100facility $79professional $33

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
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$158.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 16th of 51

$66.07

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.