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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Rhode Island 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 4 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$21.88$21.88 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$132 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $85 to $240Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $19 to $41
$20$50$100$200facility $132professional $22

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in North Carolina. 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$23.44

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.