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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Arizona 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$25.12$18.62 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$18.62 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $44
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $25

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
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in North Carolina. 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.

Arizona· 45th of 51

$25.70

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.