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Counterimmunoelectrophoresis, Each Antigen

Texas 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 4 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$14.13$13.49 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$8.13 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $17
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $13professional $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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Massachusetts than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $14.13 · 38th of 50
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.