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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Rhode Island 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 4 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$22.91$22.91 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$141 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $87 to $813Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $468professional $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
$87.10
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 17th of 51

$64.57

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.