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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Utah 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 6 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$10.72$9.12 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$15.49 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $14 to $107Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $56professional $11

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
$15.49
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$22.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.71
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41

Where Utah 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.

Utah $11.48 · 22nd 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.