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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Maryland 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?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.55 to $4.27.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10facility $4professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.81

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$4.07

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.