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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$8.51$7.08 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$7.94 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $6 to $141Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$10$20$50$100$200facility $37professional $9

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
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$2.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$24.55

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 51st of 51

$8.51

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.