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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$6.03 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$19.05 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $12 to $83Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $38professional $19

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
$10.23
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.38
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$5.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 25th of 51

$22.91

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.