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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Idaho 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$32.36$27.54 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$31.62 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $17 to $380Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $68
$20$50$100$200$500facility $48professional $32

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
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 8th of 51

$35.48

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.