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Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing

Wyoming 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 October 2026.

How much does Red Cell Preparation For Antibody Testing cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $135 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$40.74 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$85.11 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $65 to $135Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $18 to $135
$10$20$50$100facility $135professional $51

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$51.29

AK $148PA $12.59

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.