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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Nebraska 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 7 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$9.12$3.80 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$15.14 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $5 to $93Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $38
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $9

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
$11.48
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$11.48

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$15.49

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.