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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$7.76 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$23.99 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $14 to $74Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in South Carolina than in Maryland. 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.

New Hampshire· 27th of 51

$12.88

SC $29.51MD $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.