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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

South Carolina 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 6 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$30.20 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$132 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $37 to $550Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $25 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $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
$37.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 7th of 51

$110

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.