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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 October 2026.

How much does Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$33.88$11.22 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$38.02 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $28 to $100Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $5 to $43
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $34

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
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$52.48
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$104.71
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$35.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
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
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.34

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 12th of 51

$33.88

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.