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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Michigan 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?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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$5.37$4.27 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$5.37 to $7.94

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $5professional $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
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.32
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.23
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$5.37

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.