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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Illinois 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 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 $26.92 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$8.13 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$16.22 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $13 to $72Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.09
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.23

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 25th of 51

$10.00

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.