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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$7.76$6.17 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$13.80 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $56Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $8

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
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$2.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 50th of 51

$7.76

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.