go back

Actinomyces Antibody Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$7.59$7.59 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$7.59 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $71Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $8

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
$7.59
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$17.38

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$7.59

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.