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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 July 2026.

How much does Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$38.02$26.92 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$38.90 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $25 to $78Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $19 to $87
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $59professional $38

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
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$56.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $43.65 · 2nd 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.