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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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$6.76$5.01 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$10.23 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20
$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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.38
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
$3.39
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.79

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 35th of 51

$8.91

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.