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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 October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$13.49 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$25.70 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $21 to $186Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $29professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Texas than in Arizona. 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· 42nd of 51

$25.12

TX $200AZ $19.95

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.