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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 October 2026.

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

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.75$3.63 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$8.91 to $8.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $78Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $6

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
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.96

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$7.76

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.