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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Maryland 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$4.27$4.27 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$4.27 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $3 to $35Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $25professional $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
$3.16
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$15.85
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.37
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.51

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$4.57

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.