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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Idaho 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.46$5.25 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$9.12 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $5 to $158Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $23professional $6

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
$6.46
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$11.75

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 5th of 51

$9.77

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.