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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Maryland 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.59 to $9.55.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20facility $9professional $9

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
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
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$9.12

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.