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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

New Mexico 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$7.24 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$21.38 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $11 to $100Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $54professional $15

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
$9.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41
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
$4.07
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 7th of 51

$16.60

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.