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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

North Carolina 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$4.57 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$7.94 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $5 to $170Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$5$20$100$500facility $18professional $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
$4.90
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$8.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.94
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$7.59

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.