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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Michigan 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$9.33$9.12 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$9.12 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20facility $11professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.45
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.17

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$9.33

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.