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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Delaware 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$10.23 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$13.49 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $126Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $15professional $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
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $13.49 · 28th 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.