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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

New York 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 October 2026.

How much does Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$17.38 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$17.78 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $9 to $257Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $31
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $35professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$29.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.20
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.76

Where New York sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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.

New York· 39th of 51

$19.95

AK $148PA $12.59

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.