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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

North Carolina 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$10.23$10.23 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$10.96 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $50Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $10

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
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $11.48 · 44th of 51
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.