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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

Washington 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$5.37$5.13 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$7.41 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $550Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$5$20$100$500facility $13professional $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
$12.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$38.02
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.48
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.92
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.92
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$10.23

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 28th of 51

$6.31

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.