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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Nebraska 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$138$25.70 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$56.23 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $36 to $447Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $25 to $162
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $102professional $138

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
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$81.28

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$138

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.