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Viral Neutralization Antibody Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86382

This laboratory test checks whether antibodies in a blood sample can block, or neutralize, the ability of a specific virus to infect cells. The sample is tested at several dilutions to see how strong the neutralizing effect is. It helps assess immunity or past exposure to a specific viral infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Viral Neutralization Antibody Test cost?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 4 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$13.80 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$16.22 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$10$20$50facility $19professional $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
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Pennsylvania than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 30th of 51

$16.98

PA $36.31MD $12.59

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.