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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Ohio 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 9 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$30.20$20.89 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$64.57 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $39 to $661Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $224
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $155professional $30

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
$38.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$58.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$436.52
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$37.15

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 20th of 51

$60.26

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.