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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Tennessee 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 5 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$29.51$23.44 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$30.20 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $15 to $224Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $16 to $38
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $30

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
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 25th of 51

$29.51

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.