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Counterimmunoelectrophoresis, Each Antigen

Iowa 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $29.51.

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 $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $100Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $23

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
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 50

$23.44

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.