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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Arizona 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$9.77$8.13 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$12.02 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $52Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $10

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
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.23

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Kansas than in Texas. 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.

Arizona· 46th of 51

$9.77

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.