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Serum Dilution Step In Blood Antibody Testing

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 86976

An extra laboratory step used while identifying antibodies in a patient's blood serum before a transfusion. The serum is diluted in a measured way and retested, which can reveal a second antibody hidden behind a strong one and make the pattern of reactions readable.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Serum Dilution Step In Blood Antibody Testing cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 6 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$20.89$12.88 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$24.55 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $23 to $74Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $21

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
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Oregon than in Rhode Island. 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$20.89

OR $38.90RI $19.95

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.