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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Colorado 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 7 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$19.05 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$22.91 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $19 to $170Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $44
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $38professional $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
$19.05
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $28.18 · 44th 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.