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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$9.33$9.12 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$10.96 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $275Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $41
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $19professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $9.55 · 49th 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.