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Indirect Coombs Red Cell Antibody Test

West 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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$4.57$4.27 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$7.08 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $692Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $5
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $14professional $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
$4.68
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.37
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$38.02
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.94

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$4.68

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.