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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Arizona 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 July 2026.

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

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$4.79$3.63 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$8.32 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $5 to $60Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $35
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $17professional $5

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
$7.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.46

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $7.41 · 29th of 51
WV $46.77TN $4.79

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.