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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Rhode Island 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.12$7.94 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.13 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12
$10$20$50facility $15professional $9

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.59

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 33rd of 51

$9.12

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.