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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$10.96$6.92 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$16.60 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20facility $17professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$20.89
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 9th of 51

$14.45

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.