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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Missouri 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$8.91 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.02 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $29
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.49

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Kansas than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $11.75 · 20th of 51
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.