go back

Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

Vermont 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 5 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$9.33$7.08 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$23.99 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $5 to $95Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $48professional $9

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.45

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $9.33 · 16th 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.