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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Oklahoma 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$9.55$7.59 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$12.88 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $10 to $132Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $71professional $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
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.96

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $18.20 · 7th 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.