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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.92$5.13 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$21.88 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $9 to $55Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.20
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Colorado· 46th of 51

$7.94

AK $27.54TX $6.92

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.