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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

New Jersey 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 5 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$10.00$8.91 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.20 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $12 to $166Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $27professional $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
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$26.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $10.72 · 27th 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.