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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

North Carolina 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$8.51 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$12.30 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $55Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $26professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$10.96

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.