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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Colorado 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 7 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$10.00$9.55 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$16.98 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $65Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $32professional $10

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
$8.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.92
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $12.02 · 41st of 51
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.