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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

West 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 West Virginia, 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 $28.84 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 3 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$25.12 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$28.84 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $29 to $100Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36
$1$5$20$100$500facility $29professional $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
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 30th 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.