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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 October 2026.

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

$8.32

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.03 to $13.80.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $91
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $8

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
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.14
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.51

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 43rd of 51

$8.32

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.