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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 6 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$28.18$7.94 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$15.85 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $8 to $955Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $6 to $49
$5$20$100$500facility $331professional $28

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.41
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$19.05
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$56.23

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 29th of 51

$28.18

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.