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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Missouri 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 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 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$29.51$17.78 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$33.11 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $25 to $138Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $48
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $48professional $30

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
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in North Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $31.62 · 17th of 51
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.