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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Massachusetts 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 9 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$10.23$9.33 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$16.60 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $63Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $25professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$43.65
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$72.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$29.51
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$245.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$72.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 12th of 51

$13.49

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.