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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Louisiana 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$6.92 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$6.46 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $44Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.00

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$12.88

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.