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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 July 2026.

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

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 4 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$12.02$10.96 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$15.49 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $72Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $35professional $12

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
$18.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.50

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $12.02 · 12th 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.