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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 6 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$8.32$6.76 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$22.91 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $10 to $100Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $68
$5$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $8

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
$15.14
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$20.42

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$20.89

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.