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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 October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method cost?

$8.91

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.71 to $9.77.

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

Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12
$10$20professional $9

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.94
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$8.91

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.