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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Maine 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$5.37$4.37 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$5.37 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $50Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $13professional $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
$13.49
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.76
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.46
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$48.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.96

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. 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.

Maine· 41st of 51

$6.31

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.