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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Michigan 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$20.89 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$37.15 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $36 to $513Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $49
$20$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $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
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$45.71

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.