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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $15.85 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 7 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$8.71 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$10.47 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $275Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $16professional $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
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th 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.