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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

New Mexico 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 5 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$11.48$9.55 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$19.50 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $11 to $129Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $85
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $42professional $11

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
$19.50
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $15.49 · 15th 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.