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Red Blood Cell Antibody Identification

Utah 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$23.44 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$132 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $83 to $676Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $50
$5$20$100$500facility $275professional $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
$83.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 30th of 51

$48.98

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.