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Red Blood Cell Antibody Test - Incubated Method

West Virginia 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 4 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$10.00$9.33 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$10.00 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $15professional $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
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.80

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $10.00 · 39th 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.