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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$5.37 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$8.32 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
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
$3.31
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.04

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$8.71

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.