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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

New Mexico 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 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 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$4.68$4.27 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$8.51 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $6 to $51Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $38
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $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
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.27

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 23rd of 51

$6.92

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.