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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 October 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$4.27 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$18.20 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $30professional $7

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
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.13
2 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
$3.80
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$2.04

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$10.96

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.