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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Texas 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.92$5.50 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$17.38 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $12 to $69Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $7

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
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.45
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$58.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$33.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$13.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 51st of 51

$6.92

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.