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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Minnesota 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$12.02$9.77 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$12.02 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $55Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $12

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
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$26.92

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 19th of 51

$12.02

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.