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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Ohio 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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 9 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$4.57$3.31 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$6.17 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $10professional $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
$5.37
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.41
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.61
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$11.22
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$102.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.08
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.94

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 36th of 51

$5.75

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.