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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

South Carolina 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?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$4.47$4.47 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$7.08 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $4 to $49Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $4

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
$4.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.94

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$5.13

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.