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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Washington, DC 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?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$4.27$4.27 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$4.27 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $4 to $40Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20
$5$20$100$500facility $21professional $4

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
$4.27
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$9.77

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$4.27

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.