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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Louisiana 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$9.12$5.25 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$18.62 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $302Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $9

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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.02

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$15.85

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.