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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 October 2026.

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

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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$3.24$2.63 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$5.25 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $44Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $3

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
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.76
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$12.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$12.88

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 46th of 51

$4.37

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.