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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

California 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$10.72$5.01 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$33.88 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $15 to $123Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $47
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $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
$9.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$28.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$50.12
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.40

Where California 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.

California· 46th of 51

$12.02

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.