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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Washington, DC 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$10.00$8.91 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$9.12 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $85Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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
$9.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.18

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$10.00

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.