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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

New Mexico 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 5 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$30.90$20.89 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$93.33 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $47 to $1,622Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $21 to $158
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $257professional $31

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
$125.89
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th of 51

$40.74

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.