go back

Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Washington, DC 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?

$9.55

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$9.55$9.55 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$9.55 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $10 to $89Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $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
$9.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.88

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$9.55

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.