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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Indiana 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 Indiana, 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 $145 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 4 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$19.50 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$39.81 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $30 to $692Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $36
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $145professional $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
$30.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 33rd 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.