go back

Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

Washington 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$9.12 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.18 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $33Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$10$20$50facility $18professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.11
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.34

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 26th of 51

$11.22

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.