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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.76 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$12.02 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $19professional $10

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.04
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$17.38
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.04
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 30th of 51

$10.23

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.