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Rapid Antibody Test, Single-Step Method

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 86318

This is a quick blood test that checks for antibodies the immune system has made against a specific infection, using a simple, single-step method such as a test strip rather than a multi-step laboratory process. It is designed to give a fast answer about whether someone has been exposed to a particular infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Antibody Test, Single-Step Method cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 5 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$11.75$11.75 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$18.20 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $50Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10$20$50facility $28professional $12

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in New Hampshire than in Florida. 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$13.80

NH $26.92FL $12.88

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.