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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$7.76 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$12.30 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$15.14

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Pennsylvania than in Arizona. 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$12.30

PA $25.12AZ $8.13

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.