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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$13.49$6.31 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$20.42 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $52Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $42
$5$10$20$50facility $35professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.31
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.98

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$20.42

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.