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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 July 2026.

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

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 7 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$9.33$7.94 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$14.79 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $9 to $56Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $24professional $9

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
$7.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $10.47 · 33rd 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.