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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Nevada 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$28.18$21.38 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$38.90 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $32 to $309Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $44
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $28

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
$32.36
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$1.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$28.18

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.