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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Illinois 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$4.57$4.17 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$8.91 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $5 to $115Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $25professional $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
$5.37
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$112.20
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.37

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $9.12 · 17th 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.