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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Maryland 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 physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $24.55 to $35.48.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $22 to $224Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $38
$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 31st 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.