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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 6 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$9.12$7.94 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$28.84 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $8 to $46Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $44professional $9

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
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$79.43
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$9.12

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.