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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86880

This blood test checks whether antibodies are attached to the surface of a person's own red blood cells. It is used to help diagnose certain types of anemia caused by the immune system attacking red blood cells, to investigate a reaction after a blood transfusion, or to evaluate a newborn for a blood incompatibility with the mother.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells cost?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.79$3.72 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$11.22 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $7 to $81Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $59professional $5

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
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.91

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 8th of 51

$8.32

VT $45.71MD $4.07

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.