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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Oregon 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$47.86$34.67 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$48.98 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $17 to $427Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $18 to $85
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $59professional $48

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 3rd of 51

$53.70

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.