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Serum Dilution Step In Blood Antibody Testing

Ohio 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 8 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$23.99$16.98 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$33.11 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $25 to $69Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $51professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$63.10
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$125.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$70.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 34th of 51

$24.55

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.