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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Missouri 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$5.25$3.98 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$7.08 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $65Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $9professional $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
$5.25
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.24

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $8.51 · 21st 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.