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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

Washington 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 9 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$33.88$11.22 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$38.02 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $34 to $158Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $10 to $234
$10$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $34

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
$11.22
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$251.19
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$104.71
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$53.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$117.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$35.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$67.61

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 14th of 51

$38.02

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.