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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Connecticut 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$11.75$9.33 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$15.85 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $12

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
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 42nd of 51

$11.75

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.