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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

New York 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 9 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$10.72$8.13 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$12.02 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $11

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
$10.23
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$24.55
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$46.77
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$114.82
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$29.51
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36

Where New York 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.

New York· 24th of 51

$11.48

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.