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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86972

A preparation step used in blood-bank testing. Red blood cells from a sample are treated in the laboratory to remove something that would otherwise interfere, so that antibody detection or compatibility testing can give a clear answer. It is performed when a straightforward test is being confused by other material in the sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$33.88$28.84 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$25.12 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $22 to $209Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $158
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $35professional $34

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
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$102.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in North Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $33.88 · 10th of 51
ND $52.48NC $22.39

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.