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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$11.48$8.91 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$93.33 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $12 to $204Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $100professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.11

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Kansas 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$11.48

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.