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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Iowa 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$12.88$10.00 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$12.88 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $85
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $13

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
$10.00
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$15.49

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.