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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$12.88$9.77 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$12.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $91Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 31st 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.