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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 July 2026.

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

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$10.23$8.51 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$10.72 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $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
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Kansas 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· 26th of 51

$10.96

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.