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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$9.55$4.79 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$9.77 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $13professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.32
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$9.55

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.