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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Delaware 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 Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 4 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$4.47$4.47 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$5.62 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $4 to $200Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $107professional $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
$4.47
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.77
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.59

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $6.31 · 42nd 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.