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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

South Dakota 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 7 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$10.96$5.13 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$7.08 to $10.96

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $126Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $25
$5$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $11

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
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$125.89
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.94
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 3rd of 51

$10.96

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.