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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 5 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$12.02$4.79 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$36.31 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $31 to $794Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $43
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $55professional $12

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
$30.90
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$20.42

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 27th of 51

$29.51

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.