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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

New Hampshire 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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$5.75$3.47 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$7.59 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $74Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $24
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $13professional $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
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.14
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$41.69

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $8.91 · 18th 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.