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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

North Carolina 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$22.39$17.78 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$29.51 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $107Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $22

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
$30.90
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.18
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 51st of 51

$22.39

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.