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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Rhode Island 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 4 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$5.62$4.07 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$16.22 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $7 to $89Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $22professional $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
$8.71
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.72

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $5.62 · 45th 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.