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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

North Dakota 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $4.07 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$9.55$6.46 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.07$3.98 to $5.37

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $10

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
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.33

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$8.71

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.