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Direct Antibody Test On Red Blood Cells

West Virginia 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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$3.89$3.16 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$4.90 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $166Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $14
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $10professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$36.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$14.45

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$4.90

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.