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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Illinois 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 6 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$4.57$3.98 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$8.13 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $186Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $13professional $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
$5.62
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$54.95
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.75

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th of 51

$6.31

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.