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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

New Jersey 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$26.30$20.89 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$100 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $45 to $955Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $18 to $40
$100$1K$10Kfacility $282professional $26

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
$44.67
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$20,417.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 8th of 51

$100

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.