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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 October 2026.

How much does Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$17.78 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$44.67 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $23 to $708Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $34
$2$10$50$200facility $339professional $18

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Colorado· 44th of 51

$17.78

AK $148PA $12.59

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.