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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

New Jersey 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$4.90$4.47 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$10.96 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $6 to $832Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $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
$6.61
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$16.22
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$16.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.46
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$8.32

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 8th of 51

$8.51

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.