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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Montana 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$10.96 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$17.38 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $23Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $5 to $79
$10$20$50facility $18professional $16

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$17.38

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.