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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Nebraska 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$10.23$8.51 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$16.98 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $9 to $155Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $85
$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $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
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$25.70

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$19.50

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.