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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Missouri 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$18.20 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$26.92 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $3 to $186Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $54
$10$100$1Kfacility $40professional $25

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
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 38th of 51

$26.30

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.