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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

North Dakota 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 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$129$29.51 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$29.51 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $30 to $52Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $24 to $200
$20$50$100$200facility $38professional $129

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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 1st of 51

$52.48

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.