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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Tennessee 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.55 to $7.41.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$5$10$20facility $10professional $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
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$1.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.76

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$4.57

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.