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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Nevada 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?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.98$2.82 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$5.37 to $7.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$10$100$1Kfacility $6professional $4

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
$4.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.41
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.76
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.71
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.00

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 31st of 51

$5.37

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.