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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Maryland 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?

$9.55

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.71 to $11.48.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $5 to $50Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$10$20$50facility $50professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.77

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$9.55

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.