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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Louisiana 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.25$3.16 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$9.55 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $52Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $5

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
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.41
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.13
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.41

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$8.32

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.