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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Georgia 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 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$10.96$8.51 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$13.49 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $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
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 37th of 51

$12.30

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.