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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $240 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$29.51 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$77.62 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $35 to $692Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $22 to $66
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $37

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$100.00
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.92

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Texas than in Arizona. 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$56.23

TX $200AZ $19.95

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.