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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Mississippi 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$31.62$27.54 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$46.77 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $28 to $282Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $52
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $135professional $32

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
$46.77
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$57.54

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 32nd of 51

$46.77

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.