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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 October 2026.

How much does Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test cost?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$4.79 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$30.90 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $55Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $44
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20
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
$6.03
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.31

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$9.33

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.