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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Ohio 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$17.38 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$38.02 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $3 to $112Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $29
$1$5$20$100facility $47professional $19

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
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$147.91
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 40th of 51

$19.50

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.