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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 8 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$4.27$4.17 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$6.03 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $245Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $16
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $13professional $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
$7.24
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.37
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.03

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th 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.