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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Kentucky 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$4.79 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$10.00 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $7

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.18
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.40

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$7.41

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.