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Counterimmunoelectrophoresis, Each Antigen

California rates for HCPCS 86185

A laboratory method that places a sample and a known antibody in a gel and drives them toward each other with an electric current, so a visible line forms where they meet if the matching substance is present. It is used to detect a specific marker from an infecting organism quickly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Counterimmunoelectrophoresis, Each Antigen cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.13 to $89.13.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $8 to $100Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $398
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $25professional $17

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$25.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05

Where California sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Massachusetts than in Oklahoma. 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.

California· 8th of 50

$17.78

MA $100OK $8.13

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.