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Rapid Antibody Test, Single-Step Method

Mississippi 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$20.89$17.78 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$18.20 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $32Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $21

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
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$37.15

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 9th of 51

$20.89

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.