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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Kentucky 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$10.23$10.00 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$10.00 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$10$20$50facility $12professional $10

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.23
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.24

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 24th of 51

$10.23

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.