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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Connecticut 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$28.84$23.99 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$31.62 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $21 to $269Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $43
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $29

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
$38.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$58.88

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 40th of 51

$28.84

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.