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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Oklahoma 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$23.44$20.89 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$27.54 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $251Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $29
$5$20$100$500facility $35professional $23

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
$28.84
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 49th of 51

$28.84

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.