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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86053

A laboratory blood test that detects a specific antibody or protein marker in the blood, commonly used to help evaluate an infection, autoimmune condition, or allergic reaction. It is one component of a broader diagnostic blood workup. Results are interpreted by a clinician alongside symptoms and other findings.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$7.24 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$42.66 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $22 to $59Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $43professional $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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.85

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Arkansas· 33rd of 51

$18.20

AK $85.11NJ $8.51

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.