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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$28.18$21.88 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$33.88 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $24 to $78Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $28

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
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$144.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 32nd 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.