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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 October 2026.

How much does Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $135 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$17.38 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$33.88 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $17 to $813Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36
$10$100$1Kfacility $135professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$141.25
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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· 43rd of 51

$17.78

AK $148PA $12.59

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.