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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$46.77$28.84 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$38.02 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $29 to $355Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $7 to $282
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $78professional $47

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
$89.13
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$91.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$38.02
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$66.07

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.