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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86609

This blood test looks for antibodies the immune system produces in response to a bacterial infection, used when the specific bacteria being investigated does not have a standard named test of its own. It helps support a diagnosis when a more targeted antibody test is not available for the suspected organism.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$10.72$9.77 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$14.79 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $28Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $11

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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$21.38

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota 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.

Arkansas· 17th of 51

$15.49

SD $24.55DC $9.55

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.