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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 July 2026.

How much does Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$10.23$7.24 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$15.85 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $269Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $49professional $10

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
$15.85
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$57.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Jersey $15.85 · 39th of 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.