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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Tennessee 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 5 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$9.77$9.12 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$11.22 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $52Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $10

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
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $9.77 · 45th 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.