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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 July 2026.

How much does Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$4.79$3.98 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.13 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $4 to $30Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $34
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $21professional $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
$3.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$8.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $7.08 · 32nd 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.