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Serum Dilution Step In Blood Antibody Testing

Maryland 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?

$23.99

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.20 to $28.84.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$10$20$50facility $12professional $24

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
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$23.99

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.