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Antibody Test for an Unspecified Bacterial Infection

West Virginia 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 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 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$10.23$9.55 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$14.45 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $355Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $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
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$85.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $14.45 · 23rd 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.