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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 July 2026.

How much does Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 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 8 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$24.55$17.38 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$25.12 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $14 to $209Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $38professional $25

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
$15.85
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$128.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$33.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$81.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$83.18
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13

Where New York 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.

New York $25.12 · 46th 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.