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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$7.24 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.45 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $34Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $21professional $12

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$24.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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.

Iowa· 19th of 51

$12.02

AK $26.92WV $7.24

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.