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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Tennessee 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$10.00$9.55 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$10.96 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $91Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $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
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 50th of 51

$10.23

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.