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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Louisiana 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $8.32 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$6.61$5.37 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.32$6.92 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $8professional $7

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
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.72
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.94

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$7.24

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.