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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

New Hampshire 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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$5.75$3.72 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$7.94 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $13professional $6

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
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$16.22
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$41.69

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 13th of 51

$7.94

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.