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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Minnesota 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$5.37 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$15.85 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $10 to $158Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $36
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $40professional $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
$5.13
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$39.81
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.02

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $6.17 · 44th 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.