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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86885

A blood test that looks for antibodies floating in the liquid part of the blood that could attack red blood cells. The sample is mixed with test red cells and a reagent to see whether clumping occurs, showing whether such antibodies are present. It is commonly run during pregnancy and before a blood transfusion.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test cost?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 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$5.25$4.68 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$5.89 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $7professional $5

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
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.94

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 27th of 51

$6.46

NE $15.49DC $4.27

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.