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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.70$15.85 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$38.90 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $29 to $174Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $5 to $69
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $26

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
$28.84
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$23.99
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
$4.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.03

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$34.67

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.