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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

North Dakota 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$17.38$8.51 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$8.51 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $17

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
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89
2 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
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.82

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$16.98

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.