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Actinomyces Antibody Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86602

A blood test that looks for antibodies the immune system makes against Actinomyces, a bacterium that normally lives harmlessly in the mouth and gut but can cause a slow, spreading infection in the jaw, neck, chest, or abdomen. A positive result supports that diagnosis alongside imaging and cultures.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Actinomyces Antibody Blood Test cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$9.12$6.76 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$11.75 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20facility $15professional $9

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
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$10.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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· 22nd of 51

$11.75

HI $18.20DC $7.59

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.