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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Maine 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$36.31$26.30 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$97.72 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $36 to $724Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $18 to $46
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $251professional $36

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
$36.31
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$38.90

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.