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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

New Jersey 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 7 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$4.79$4.17 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$10.47 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $6 to $100Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $21professional $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
$6.17
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$15.49
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$20,417.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.76

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $10.47 · 14th 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.