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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 July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$37.15$36.31 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$85.11 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $47 to $891Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $30 to $62
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $138professional $37

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
$40.74
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$100.00

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 40th of 51

$37.15

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.