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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Michigan 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?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $6.03 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$5.13$4.07 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$5.13 to $8.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $35Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $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
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.10
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.76
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$54.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.58
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.08

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$5.13

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.