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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Iowa 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 Iowa, 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 $56.23 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 8 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 $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$29.51 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $380Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $56professional $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
$28.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 35th 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.