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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Pennsylvania 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 9 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$9.77$9.33 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$20.89 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $10 to $407Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $38professional $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
$10.23
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.18
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.38
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$97.72
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$616.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$35.48
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $20.89 · 2nd of 51
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.