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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Vermont 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?

$25.12

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.99 to $33.88.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $23 to $34
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $2professional $25

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 47th of 51

$25.12

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.