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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86611

This blood test checks for antibodies the immune system produces in response to a specific bacterial infection, helping determine whether someone has been exposed to or infected by that organism. It is used to support diagnosis when a particular bacterial infection is suspected based on symptoms or exposure history.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.17$4.57 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $15Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.94
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 15th of 51

$11.75

AK $22.91MD $7.59

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.