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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

Washington 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 9 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$12.02$11.48 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$14.13 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $58Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$85.11
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$35.48
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$23.44

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 25th of 51

$14.13

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.