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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

North Carolina 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 7 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$32.36$25.12 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$123 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $33 to $437Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $69
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $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
$54.95
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 2nd of 51

$151

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.