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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $36.31 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$28.18$17.78 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$26.92 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $19 to $145Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $36
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $36professional $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
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$27.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$81.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.18

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th 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.