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Rapid Antibody Test, Single-Step Method

Maryland 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 6 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$15.14$13.49 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$135 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $10 to $155Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $145professional $15

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
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 37th of 51

$15.85

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.