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Rapid Antibody Test, Single-Step Method

Ohio 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 9 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$8.51 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$19.05 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $59Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$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
$16.60
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.02
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$61.66
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.39
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$16.98

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.