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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 October 2026.

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

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$8.51$7.24 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$10.72 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$37.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.51

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$8.51

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.