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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$5.25 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$11.75 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78
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
$4.17
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 32nd of 51

$9.55

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.