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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Texas 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 Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 9 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$28.18$23.99 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$32.36 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $24 to $490Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $44
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $66professional $28

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
$25.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 27th 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.