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Counterimmunoelectrophoresis, Each Antigen

Massachusetts 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?

$100

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $100.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $100 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $17
$20$50$100facility $100professional $14

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 1st of 50

$100

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.