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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 July 2026.

How much does Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 7 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$22.39$10.23 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$50.12 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $29 to $191Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $22

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$54.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.85

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 23rd of 51

$31.62

AK $85.11FL $8.71

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.