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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Illinois 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$32.36$25.12 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$42.66 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $34 to $240Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45
$2$10$50$200facility $66professional $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
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$257.04
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 11th of 51

$33.11

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.