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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86941

This blood test looks for antibodies that can damage or clump red blood cells, using a technique that allows extra incubation time. Extending the incubation step can help detect antibodies that react more slowly and might be missed by a quicker check, supporting the evaluation of autoimmune-related red blood cell destruction.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$11.48$9.77 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$12.02 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $56Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $41
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $19professional $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
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$33.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Kansas than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $12.02 · 18th of 51
KS $19.05TX $9.12

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.