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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Missouri 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$5.50$3.47 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$6.03 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $79Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $10professional $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
$5.50
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.76

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$6.92

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.