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Rapid Antibody Test, Single-Step Method

Nevada 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 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 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$14.45$13.49 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$15.14 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $98Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 46th of 51

$14.79

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.