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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Mississippi 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 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 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$13.80$10.23 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$12.88 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $23Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20facility $21professional $14

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
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$26.30

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 21st of 51

$14.79

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.