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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Colorado 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 7 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$4.17$4.07 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$9.33 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $4 to $93Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $16professional $4

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
$4.07
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.46
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.22
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $6.31 · 40th 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.