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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Rhode Island 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 4 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$13.49$9.55 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$16.60 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50facility $39professional $13

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
$20.89
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.70

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$14.79

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.