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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 4 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$8.91$8.91 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$13.80 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$10$20$50facility $18professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.38

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th 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.