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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

New Mexico 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$4.90$3.24 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$9.77 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $6 to $54Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $5

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
$4.07
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 23rd of 51

$6.31

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.