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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 October 2026.

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

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$6.92 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$10.00 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $10 to $36Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $33
$5$10$20$50facility $24professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.50

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$8.91

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.