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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$5.37$4.37 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$11.48 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $7 to $245Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $35professional $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
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.94

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 34th 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.