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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Colorado 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 July 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 7 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$7.76$7.24 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$12.59 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $8 to $51Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $8

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
$7.76
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.23

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Pennsylvania than in Arizona. 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.

Colorado· 43rd of 51

$9.55

PA $25.12AZ $8.13

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.