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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Kansas 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 6 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$11.22$11.22 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.13 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $41Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50facility $26professional $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
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.91

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 33rd of 51

$12.88

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.