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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$8.51 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$9.55 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $78Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
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
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.45

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 28th of 51

$10.23

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.