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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Mississippi 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 5 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$6.17$4.27 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$5.75 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $110Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $10professional $6

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
$10.96
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$10.96

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $7.59 · 26th 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.