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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

South Carolina 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 6 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$28.84$23.99 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$28.18 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $20 to $151Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $36
$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $29

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
$28.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 26th of 51

$28.84

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.