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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86052

This is a laboratory blood test that measures a specific antibody in the blood using an immunoassay method, a lab-based technique that detects tiny amounts of a target substance through a targeted chemical reaction. Results help a doctor confirm a diagnosis or monitor an immune-related or infectious condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 5 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$9.12$9.12 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$21.88 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $9 to $195Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200facility $141professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.14

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

Washington, DC· 14th of 51

$14.45

AK $23.99CT $7.94

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.