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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

North Dakota 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$10.23$6.03 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$9.77 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $4 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $98
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $55professional $10

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
$3.80
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $10.96 · 12th 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.